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JAMA: Too many opioids prescribed for extractions

By Donna Domino

Disproportionally large amounts of opioids are frequently prescribed to patients after tooth extractions, especially given the expected intensity and duration of postextraction pain, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

March 15, 2016

CDC issues new opioid guidelines

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new guidelines for prescribing opioid medications for chronic pain, excluding cancer, palliative, and end-of-life care.

March 14, 2016

Chicago Midwinter 2016: 5 ways to prepare for a medical emergency

By Theresa Pablos

Does your office have a written plan in case of a medical emergency? If not, now is a great time to implement one, according to a well-attended session on emergencies at the 2016 Midwinter Meeting in Chicago.

March 2, 2016

Texas dentist's license suspended

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Houston dentist has had her license temporarily suspended after she failed to call emergency personnel when a young patient experienced seizures after being sedated.

February 23, 2016

Whole-body health and our role in substance abuse

By Lisa Knowles, DDS

While there has been much attention recently to the rise in opioid abuse, Dr. Lisa Knowles relates a chance meeting at an airport that brought the issue home to her. After this meeting, she came up with nine suggestions for you to think about opioid and pain management prescriptions in your practice.

February 10, 2016

Septodont agrees to promote NSAID nasal spray

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Egalet has announced a collaboration agreement with Septodont, in which the company will promote Egalet's Sprix nasal spray exclusively to dentists in the U.S.

February 8, 2016

FDA announces action plan to combat opioid abuse

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an action plan to combat what it calls the "opioid abuse epidemic."

February 4, 2016

White House releases budget plan to curb opioid overdose

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

President Barack Obama announced on February 2 a two-pronged approach to address the "opioid overdose epidemic."

February 2, 2016

NYU, UCLA get $2.4M grant to study cannabinoids for cancer pain

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The New York University (NYU) Bluestone Center for Clinical Research and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have received a five-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study the use of nonpsychotropic cannabinoids to suppress chronic cancer pain.

January 28, 2016

Researchers of new study hope to take needles out of anesthesia

By Theresa Pablos

What if you never had to administer anesthesia through a needle again? A recent study evaluated the possibility of using an electric current instead of a needle for local anesthesia during routine dental procedures.

January 27, 2016

DrBicuspid.com announces the 2015 Dental Excellence Award winners

By Tony Edwards

DrBicuspid.com is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Dental Excellence Awards. Awards will be handed out at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting in February.

January 25, 2016

Wand Dental receives Henry Schein stocking order

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Wand Dental announced that it has received an initial stocking order from Henry Schein for the Wand STA computer-assisted anesthesia system.

January 19, 2016

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