The September 2018 issue of the Update, CDA’s monthly news magazine, focuses entirely on the opioid crisis gripping America and on dentistry’s leadership role in this crisis. Articles include “Rethinking pain management in our dental practices,” by Solomon Poyourow, DDS, MD, MPH, and “End first exposure: Dentistry’s biggest opportunity in the opioid crisis” by Kerry K. Carney, DDS, CDE. Other articles discuss legislative efforts to curb opioid abuse, alternatives to opioids for managing pain and instructions for prescribing controlled substances electronically.

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