The feasibility of academic detailing for acute oral pain management in outpatient dentistry: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Opioids are overprescribed in the outpatient dental setting. Therefore, opportunities exist for opioid stewardship.

Objectives

The purpose of this pilot study was to test the feasibility of an academic detailing (AD) intervention to promote appropriate prescribing of opioids in outpatient dentistry.

Methods

We implemented an AD intervention targeting management of acute oral pain in a Midwestern Veterans Affairs outpatient dental facility. The intervention targeted dentists who actively prescribed opioids at the time of the study. The pilot study tested feasibility, adoption, and acceptance of the AD campaign. Visit-based prescribing rates were obtained from the Veterans Health Administration's Corporate Data Warehouse for baseline and postintervention usin

SUBMITTER: Hughes AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10807693 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature