Opioids and Dentistry. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Opioids and Dentistry. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Special or Theme Issue
 
• Published April 2018

Opioids and Dentistry.

J Am Dent Assoc. 2018;149:237-272.

The use of opioids in various care environments to address acute pain contributes to the opioid crisis. This special collection explores opioid use in dentistry as a patient safety issue. The articles explore prescribing behaviors, disparities present in opioid prescribing, prescription monitoring mechanisms, and general benefits and harms associated with opioids and managing acute dental pain.

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