Dental pain management with prescription opioids by nondental health care professionals in a health care system network

Nondental health care professionals are often responsible for the management of dental-related complaints with use of prescription of opioids for analgesia. Prescribing patterns are influenced by prescribers ’ inability to provide definitive dental treatment and limited patient access to dentists for care. The PRIMUM Group, a multidisciplinary team at our institution, formulated criteria based on peer-reviewed literature and consensus opinion to identify patients potentially at high risk for misuse, a buse, and diversion of prescription-controlled substances.

Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - December 15, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Jillian M. Rigert, Joel J. Napenas, Meghan Wally, Michael Runyon, Joseph R. Hsu, Rachel Seymour Source Type: research