Local anesthesia is an indispensable tool in dentistry to minimize the acute pain and discomfort of a myriad of dental procedures. Opioids, both illicit and prescribed, are a class of drug used for chronic and severe acute pain in an outpatient setting. Approximately 14.2% of the population is reported to use narcotics either for pain … Read more
An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses — driven primarily by illicit synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl — in one year, according to a Nov. 17 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is the first time that milestone has been reached and serves as a tragic reminder that as the nation battles … Read more
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 Sandy Silver says capital spending remains the same at $434 million, while the deficit is down from $12.7 million to $6.6 million and the debt also falls to $175.4 million. … Read more
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 County, Ohio, presently before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. “The opioid crisis is a terrible national tragedy, and all segments of society need to come … Read more
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 460 published studies has found. Ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) alone or in combination with acetaminophen are better at easing dental pain, according to new research conducted with … Read more
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 opioid crisis that is afflicting Maryland and the country. The school’s adoption of DrFirst’s mobility suite, including iPrescribeSM and Backline®, puts academia at the forefront of the fight against opioid addiction by providing … Read more
by Carla Weeks – Globe and Mail, March 14, 2011 Tylenol 3 and Percocets are routinely used for dental pain – READ THIS ARTICLE – click on link and then read below…….. Some family physicians write dramatically higher numbers of prescriptions for powerful opioid painkillers than others, according to a new study that warns major problems … Read more