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Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider: Ibuprofen + acetaminophen effective for dental pain management
By Kevin Henry
March 11, 2020
Dental ER patients often get antibiotics, opioids
By Melissa Busch
Clinicians frequently prescribe antibiotics and opioids to patients who visit emergency rooms (ER) with nontraumatic dental problems, according to a new study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association.
March 5, 2020
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Oral surgeon ordered to pay $4M to accuser of assault while sedated
By Melissa Busch
A North Carolina oral surgeon must pay $4 million in a civil suit filed by one of his former patients who accused him of sexual assault while she was sedated, according to news reports. The surgeon had been suspended from practicing since he was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting about 20 patients while they were sedated.
February 24, 2020
2019 11 27 18 17 3725 Gavel2 400
Fla. dental assistant arrested for assaulting sedated teen
By Melissa Busch
A dental assistant in Florida was arrested on February 13 for allegedly sexually assaulting a sedated 18-year-old girl who he was prepping for third-molar extractions, according to news reports.
February 18, 2020
2019 10 28 21 43 1743 Man Handcuffs 400
Dentist gets prison for illegal prescriptions, Medicare fraud
By Melissa Busch
A dentist in Missouri was sentenced to 18 months in prison for making false statements to Medicare and illegally issuing prescriptions for narcotic opioid drugs without a legitimate medical purpose. The dentist provided about 14,000 units of antianxiety and opioid drugs to a woman he had a personal relationship with for more than 10 years.
February 6, 2020
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50% of opioids prescribed by dentists exceed recommendations
By Melissa Busch
About half of opioid prescriptions written by dentists in the U.S. exceeded two-day supply recommendations identified in previous research, according to a new study published online February 3 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
February 5, 2020
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Dental employee accused of swapping fentanyl for saline
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A dental office employee in Ohio pleaded not guilty on January 10 to felony charges of stealing and tampering with drugs. She is accused of stealing fentanyl from the oral surgery center where she worked and refilling the vials with saline, according to news reports.
January 14, 2020
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Calif. dental worker arrested for forging prescriptions
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A dental employee in California was arrested for allegedly forging prescriptions for muscle relaxants for personal use, according to news reports.
January 13, 2020
2019 08 08 23 49 6889 Rx Prescription Meds 400
Podcast: Is this OTC medication the next substance of abuse?
By Kevin Henry
A drug that is readily available and easily accessible as an over-the-counter (OTC) medication could become the next substance of abuse affecting your dental patients, according to dental pharmacology expert Tom Viola, RPh. In this podcast, he talks about what this drug could mean for your patients' oral health, as well as how to diagnose its abuse and talk about it with your patients.
January 7, 2020
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Pa. oral surgeon to pay $150K to settle opioid mishandling case
By Melissa Busch
An oral surgeon in Pennsylvania agreed to pay $150,000 to settle allegations that she mishandled opioids, diverting them from patients for personal use, which resulted in the clinician overdosing on one occasion, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
January 5, 2020
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Oral surgeon accused of using patients' opioids has license suspended
By Melissa Busch
The Iowa Dental Board has suspended the license and the general anesthesia permit for an oral surgeon who allegedly diverted patients' opioids for his own personal use, according to a settlement agreement and final order.
December 26, 2019
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9 ways your patients will benefit from low-level laser therapy
By Mel Burchman, DDS
Dr. Mel Burchman, president of the Academy of Laser Dentistry, explains how low-level laser therapy, or photobiomodulation, can offer your patients many therapeutic benefits, including reduction of pain and inflammation, immunomodulation, and promotion of wound healing and tissue regeneration, as well as being an alternative to addictive opioid drugs.
December 19, 2019
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