Research letter reveals high opioid prescribing rates among U.S. dentists, suggesting an urgent need for practice change.
A research letter, “International Trends in Dental Opioid Prescriptions,” by Kao‐Ping Chua, MD, PhD and colleagues found that dentists in the United States prescribe more opioids than dentists in other countries. The prescribing rate is going down, but it is still high, according to the study, published last week in JAMA Network Open.
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