Journal article
Assessing the impact of an opioid prescribing guideline for dentists in Ontario, Canada
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario introduced a new dental opioid prescribing guideline in November 2015. The authors examined whether introduction of this guideline was associated with changes in opioid prescribing patterns.
METHODS: The authors conducted a population-based, cross-sectional time series study of Ontarians who received opioids prescribed by dentists from July 1, 2012 through September 30, 2017. They …
Authors
Guan Q; Campbell T; Martins D; Tadrous M; Juurlink D; Paterson JM; Mamdani M; Mock D; Gomes T
Journal
The Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol. 151, No. 1, pp. 43–50
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
1 2020
DOI
10.1016/j.adaj.2019.08.021
ISSN
0002-8177