Emergency Room Visits for Dental Problems Cost $2 Billion a Year
Patients who go to the emergency room to treat preventable dental conditions cost taxpayers, hospitals, and the government about $2 billion a year,.
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Skull Fractures Lead Skateboarding Injury Tally
Skull fractures are the most common type of head and facial fracture among skateboarding injuries in the emergency department, and increased helmet use.
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Motorized Scooters Yield More Severe Injuries Than Nonmotorized Scooters
Injuries involving motorized scooters result in more than triple the hospital admission rate of injuries involving nonmotorized scooters and may present a public.
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ER Patients Commonly Receive Opioid and Antibiotic Prescriptions for Dental Issues
More than 50% of patients who visit the emergency department for a dental-related condition filled a prescription for antibiotics, while 40% filled a.
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Dentures Found in Man’s Throat Eight Days After Abdominal Surgery
Patients with false teeth should take them out before they receive general anesthesia, doctors warn after a 72-year-old’s dentures got stuck in his.
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Ontario Launches $90 Million Program to Provide Seniors With Oral Healthcare
The government of Ontario has announced that it will provide a $90 million annual investment in publicly funded dental care for low-income seniors,.
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Dentist’s License Suspended on Charges of Excessive Anesthetics
The Washington State Department of Health Dental Quality Assurance Commission suspended the license and moderate sedation permit of Yakima County dentist Charles Gooss,.
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When Dentists Should Prescribe Opioids—and When They Shouldn’t
Every day, 90 people die in the United States from an overdose that involves an opioid. At least 2 million people suffer from.
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When Dentists Should Prescribe Opioids—and When They Shouldn’t
Every day, 90 people die in the United States from an overdose that involves an opioid. At least 2 million people suffer from.
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Dentists Make Few Errors Compared to Their Medical Colleagues
While most Americans have positive experiences with the healthcare system, 21% of adults have personally experienced a medical error at some point in.
