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Second Opinion: Opioids and the dental community

By Jacob Elefant, DDS

Dr. Jacob Elefant opened an addiction treatment facility to help patients overcome their addiction to substances such as methamphetamine and opioids. In this Second Opinion, he spells out what dentists and dentistry need to do to address the opioid epidemic.

September 13, 2018

Propofol developer wins top science award

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The developer of propofol has won the 2018 Lasker Award for clinical medical research, one of the most prestigious awards in medicine.

September 12, 2018

CDA Presents 2018: 1st day highlights video

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

SAN FRANCISCO - Missed the first day of the California Dental Association's CDA Presents 2018 meeting? Now you can catch up as DrBicuspid.com's Editor-in-Chief Tony Edwards and Associate Editor Theresa Pablos bring you up to date on our coverage and conference developments.

September 7, 2018

CDA Presents 2018: Consider anesthesia's impact on kids

By Tony Edwards

SAN FRANCISCO - Dental anesthesiologist Dr. Leonard Naftalin advocated for more communication with patients concerning the safety of anesthesia in dental procedures, while acknowledging that more research is needed, in a presentation at the California Dental Association's CDA Presents 2018 meeting on September 6.

September 6, 2018

DOD grants $2.4M to NYU dental researcher

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded a $2.4 million grant to two New York researchers, including one from the New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry.

September 4, 2018

New guidelines recommend optimal number of opioids

By Theresa Pablos

How many opioids should you prescribe following dental surgery? It depends on the procedure, according to a panel of dental experts from Johns Hopkins University. They recently published new prescribing guidelines for 14 types of dental procedures.

August 28, 2018

Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider: New guidelines recommend optimal number of opioids

By Theresa Pablos

August 21, 2018

FDA awards contract for opioid prescribing guidelines

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded a contract to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to develop evidence-based, indication-specific guidelines for appropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics.

August 21, 2018

Opioids for third-molar extractions linked to persistent use

By Theresa Pablos

Adolescents and young adults who fill an opioid prescription for wisdom teeth extractions are more than twice as likely to continue filling opioid prescriptions weeks or months later, according to new research published on August 7 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

August 7, 2018

U.S. government commissions new report on oral health

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. government has commissioned a new surgeon general's report on oral health. The new report will be the first update since the original, landmark report was published in 2000.

July 31, 2018

Does articaine damage neural cells more than lidocaine?

By Lori Roniger

Reports of infrequent but prolonged paresthesias after the use of 4% articaine beg the question of whether this local anesthetic is more neurotoxic than lidocaine. To learn more, researchers conducted in vitro experiments that produced some unexpected results.

July 19, 2018

Researchers discover pain relief pathway with fewer opioids

By Theresa Pablos

Better relief for acute pain using fewer opioids may be on the horizon thanks to new research into a chemical compound that targets multiple pain receptors. Researchers found that the addition of one type of protein provided better pain relief at a lower morphine dose in rodents.

July 18, 2018

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