The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) published a new white paper entitled Opioid Prescribing: Acute and Postoperative Pain Management which details opioid use guidelines for managing a patient’s acute and postoperative pain. In addition to staunchly affirming…
The abuse and diversion of prescription opioids is a serious public health problem in the United States. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), prescription opioids caused more than 14,000 opioid deaths in the United States…
In October, 2016, the ADA adopted a new ADA Statement on the Use of Opioids in the Treatment of Dental Pain, which provides recommendations for dentists on prescribing opioids to patients. In addition to specific practice recommendations, the statement urges…
For the first time in 145 years, the United States Surgeon General issued a plea specifically to healthcare providers calling them to action, and urging them to help end the country’s opioid epidemic. The call-to-action letter was published in the…
