作者
Katie J Suda, Michael J Durkin, Gregory S Calip, Walid F Gellad, Hajwa Kim, Peter B Lockhart, Susan A Rowan, Martin H Thornhill
发表日期
2019/5/3
期刊
JAMA network open
卷号
2
期号
5
页码范围
e194303-e194303
出版商
American Medical Association
简介
Importance
The United States consumes most of the opioids worldwide despite representing a small portion of the world’s population. Dentists are one of the most frequent US prescribers of opioids despite data suggesting that nonopioid analgesics are similarly effective for oral pain. While oral health and dentist use are generally similar between the United States and England, it is unclear how opioid prescribing by dentists varies between the 2 countries.
Objective
To compare opioid prescribing by dentists in the United States and England.
Design, Setting, and Participants
Cross-sectional study of prescriptions for opioids dispensed from outpatient pharmacies and health care settings between January 1 and December 31, 2016, by dentists in the United States and England. Data were analyzed from October 2018 to January 2019.
Exposures
Opioids prescribed by dentists.
Main Outcomes and Measures
Proportion …
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