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Characteristics associated with opioid and antibiotic prescribing by dentists.
The objective of this study was to identify county-level characteristics that may be high-impact targets for opioid and antibiotic interventions to improve dental prescribing. The investigators concluded that dental prescribing of opioids was decreasing, whereas dental antibiotic prescribing was increasing. High prescribing of antibiotics was associated with high prescribing of opioids. The investigators suggested that strategies focused on optimizing dental antibiotics and opioids are needed given their impact on population health.
AHRQ-funded; HS025177.
Citation: Hubbard CC, Evans CT, Calip GS .
Characteristics associated with opioid and antibiotic prescribing by dentists.
Am J Prev Med 2021 May;60(5):648-57. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.11.017..
Keywords: Antibiotics, Opioids, Medication, Practice Patterns