- Dentists in the U.S. prescribe opioids at a rate 70 times higher than dentists in England, a new study finds.
"In our study, we found that one in 10 of the opioids U.S. dentists are for high potency opioids whereas dentists in England didn't prescribe any of them," Suda said."The English model is very different. There are guidelines available that are specific about the treatment of oral pain. They recommend as the first line of therapy non-opioid analgesics: their version of acetaminophen and an NSAID.
While there has been a lot of attention paid to opioid prescribing by other health professionals,"few public health efforts have focused on dental providers," Suda said."We were surprised by the magnitude of the difference."
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