Comparison of Opioid Prescribing by Dentists in the United States and England

Source: Suda, K. et. al.

Report of a study comparing opioid prescribing rates in 2016 by dentists in the United States and England. The authors found that the proportion of prescriptions written by US dentists was 37 times greater than the proportion written by English dentists.

Funding Source:  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, National Institutes of Health

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Comparison of Opioid Prescribing by Dentists in the United States and England

A report of a study comparing opioid prescribing rates by dentists in the United States and England.