Drug Enforcement Administration officials are venturing to Nashville, Tenn., to help dentists and other medical professionals combat the opioid epidemic, according to the Tennessean.
Here are three takeaways:
1. Dentists will learn tips to prevent over-prescribing and drug diversion.
2. DEA officials will provide details on how to spot patients seeking drugs, securing medication and prescription pads.
3. In Tennessee, approximately 5,100 residents have overdosed on opioids in the past five years.
To learn more, click here.
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Here are three takeaways:
1. Dentists will learn tips to prevent over-prescribing and drug diversion.
2. DEA officials will provide details on how to spot patients seeking drugs, securing medication and prescription pads.
3. In Tennessee, approximately 5,100 residents have overdosed on opioids in the past five years.
To learn more, click here.
More articles on dentists:
Hundreds of teeth found in former Georgia dental office wall
IU dentistry school receives $1.6M grant to expand services: 3 things to know
New York dentist sentenced to 16 months in prison for fraud