Trends in dispensed prescriptions for opioids, sedatives, benzodiazepines, gabapentin, and stimulants to children by general dentists, 2012-2019.
Katherine Callaway KimTumader KhoujaJacqueline M BurgetteCharlesnika T EvansGregory Sampang CalipWalid F GelladKatie J SudaPublished in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2022)
We found promising national decreases in fills for high-alert medicines to children by general dentists from 2012 to 2019. However, older teenagers and children in some counties continued to receive dental opioids at high rates. Future efforts should address non-evidence-based pain management in these groups.