De-implementing opioid prescribing in a dental group practice: Lessons learned.
Donald Brad RindalJan GryczynskiStephen E AscheAnjali R TruittSheryl M KaneDonald C WorleyShannon Gwin MitchellPublished in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2023)
In the context of a downward trend in opioid prescribing and considering the influence of the COVID pandemic during the trial, dental providers indicated benefit in training about negative personal impacts of prescribing opioids, and personally relevant feedback about their prescribing patterns. Only modest use of the CDS was realized. Implementation of this trial was impacted by governmental and health system policies and the COVID pandemic, prompt the consideration of implications regarding continuing ways to limit opioid prescribing among dental providers.