MCNA's Opioid Campaign
In the Fall of 2020, the U.S. Surgeon General will release the first National Oral Health Report in two decades. This report will call attention to the link between opioid prescribing in dentistry and the Opioid Epidemic, citing that 29% of opioid prescriptions are from dentists. While the ADA and the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) have recommended that NSAIDs and acetaminophen be used as a first line of analgesic therapy, 85% of oral surgeons routinely prescribe opioids post surgically.
MCNA's Opioid Campaign will include ...