De-implementing opioid prescribing in a dental group practice: Lessons learned.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Drug overdose has become a leading cause of accidental death in the United States. Between 2000 and 2015, the rate of deaths from drug overdoses increased 137%, including a 200% increase in the rate of overdose deaths involving opioids (including opioid pain relievers and heroin). Unnecessary opioid prescribing is one of the factors driving this epidemic.

Objectives

The primary objective of this paper is to share lessons learned while conducting a randomized trial to de-implement opioids for post-extraction pain management utilizing clinical decision support (CDS) with and without patient education. The lessons learned from conducting this trial in a real-world setting can be applied to future dissemination and implementation oral health research.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Rindal DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9993482 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature