Opioid Epidemic Reaches Crescendo as COVID-19 Stays Center Stage
An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses — driven primarily by illicit synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl — in one year, according to a … more
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Yukon Adds Opioid and Dental Help in Post-Election Budget, While Deficit Falls
The newly elected Yukon government has tabled a revised 2021-22 budget after the Liberals squeaked into office in last month’s election. Premier and Finance Minister … more
Henry Schein To Be Dismissed From Summit County Opioid Litigation
Henry Schein, Inc. announced today that the plaintiff has agreed to dismiss the Company with prejudice as a defendant in the opioid litigation involving Summit … more
Skip Opioids and Prescribe Ibuprofen Instead
Opioids are not among the most effective–or longest lasting–options available for relief from acute dental pain, a new examination of the results from more than … more
Dental School Uses Software to Track, Fight Opioid Usage in Patients
The University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD) has joined with DrFirst, the leading independent provider of e-prescribing and medication management systems in the U.S., to fight the … more
Opioid prescribing practices put patients at risk, study finds
by Carla Weeks – Globe and Mail, March 14, 2011 Tylenol 3 and Percocets are routinely used for dental pain – READ THIS ARTICLE – click … more