ArticleSubstance abuse2016
Dental opioid prescribing practices and risk mitigation strategy implementation: Identification of potential targets for provider-level intervention.
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- General dental practitioners' knowledge, attitudes and practice towards psychoactive substance use screening: A systematic review.Drug and alcohol review · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of interventions targeted at physician prescribers of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: an overview of systematic reviews.BMC medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Health Care Provider Utilization of Prescription Monitoring Programs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2021Pooled it
- Opioid prescribing after nonsurgical root canal therapy: Findings from The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2026Article
- Barriers to and facilitators of opioid prescribing by dentists in the United States: A qualitative study.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2022Article
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- Answering a Call to Action on American Workplace and Community Opioid Concerns.New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS · 2021Article
- Characteristics Associated With Opioid and Antibiotic Prescribing by Dentists.American journal of preventive medicine · 2021Article
- Dispensing patterns of emergency medicines prescribed by Australian dentists from 1992 to 2018 - a pharmacoepidemiology study.International dental journal · 2020Article
- Prescription Drug Abuse Among Patients in Rural Dental Practices Reported by Members of the National Dental PBRN.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2020Article
- Is it time US dentistry ended its opioid dependence?Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2019Review
- Comparison of Opioid Prescribing by Dentists in the United States and England.JAMA network open · 2019Article
- Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Use: National Dental PBRN Results.JDR clinical and translational research · 2019Article
- Opioid prescribing patterns after dental visits among beneficiaries of Medicaid in Washington state in 2014 and 2015.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2019Article
- Training experiences regarding pain management, addiction, and drug diversion of dentists enrolled in the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network.Substance abuse · 2019Article
- Variations in prescription drug monitoring program use by prescriber specialty.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2018Article
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- Addressing the Opioid Epidemic: Impact of Opioid Prescribing Protocol at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.Craniomaxillofacial trauma & reconstruction · 2018Article
- Opioid prescribing and risk mitigation implementation in the management of acute pain: Results from The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2018Article
- The feasibility of academic detailing for acute oral pain management in outpatient dentistry: A pilot study.Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhAArticle
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Abstract
backgroundGiven the regular use of immediate-release opioids for dental pain management, as well as documented opioid misuse among dental patients, the dental visit may provide a viable point of intervention to screen, identify, and educate patients regarding the risks associated with prescription opioid misuse and diversion. The aims of this statewide survey of dental practitioners were to assess (a) awareness of the scope of prescription opioid misuse and diversion; (b) current opioid prescribing practices; (c) use of and opinions regarding risk mitigation strategies; and (d) use and perceived utility of drug monitoring programs.
methodsThis cross-sectional study surveyed dentists (N = 87) participating in statewide professional and alumni organizations. Dentists were invited via e-mail and listserv announcement to participate in a one-time, online, 59-item, self-administered survey.
resultsA majority of respondents reported prescribing opioids (n = 66; 75.8%). A minority of respondents (n = 38; 44%) reported regularly screening for current prescription drug abuse. Dentists reported low rates of requesting prior medical records (n = 5; 5.8%). Only 38% (n = 33) of respondents had ever accessed a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP), and only 4 (4.7%) consistently used a PDMP. Dentists reporting prior training in drug diversion were significantly more likely to have accessed their PDMP, P < .01. Interest in continuing education regarding assessment of prescription drug abuse/diversion and use of drug monitoring programs was high.
conclusionsAlthough most dentists received training related to prescribing opioids, findings identified a gap in existing dental training in the assessment/identification of prescription opioid misuse and diversion. Findings also identified gaps in the implementation of recommended risk mitigation strategies, including screening for prescription drug abuse, consistent provision of patient education, and use of a PDMP prior to prescribing opioids.
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