Paul A. Moore, DMD, PhD, MPH[email protected]OpioidsSecond Opinion: Response to 'JAMA: Too many opioids prescribed for extractions'In this Second Opinion, Dr. Paul A. Moore urges a deeper look at the data when it comes to opioid prescriptions and dentists. He notes that dentists and dental organizations have been working for years to combat this issue and that efforts to identify and alleviate prescription drug abuse are making strides against this issue.April 6, 2016Page 1 of 1Top StoriesLegal IssuesDental assistant sentenced to 40 years in prisonA dental assistant has been sentenced to decades in prison.Oral-Systemic LinkThe way you live may be causing mouth ulcersAIOpinion: Dental AI must solve practice problems, not create new onesEndodonticsRoot canal patients get antibiotics, often for no reasonEndodonticsStudy: Extraction may not be inevitable for cracked teeth