Trends of Dispensed Opioids Prescribed by Australian Dentists: 2013–2022
The incidence of dispensing of dental opioids in Australia increased by an average of 4.4% per year over a decade. While there was a reduction in opioid quantities dispensed, dispensing of opioids for children occurred, and a small number of patients were dispensed excessive quantities of dental opioids. Evidence-based tailored opioid stewardship interventions need to include dentists, and dentists should be provided access to drug monitoring programmes to enable more informed prescribing decisions.
Authors
- David B. Preen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2982-2169)
- Marietta Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2833-7719)
- Leanne Teoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9138-813X)
- Christopher Etherton‐Beer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5148-0188)
- Mathew Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3712-0519)
- Amy Dellinger Page (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5820-9400)
- Frank Mario Sanfilippo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3639-0787)
- Michael John McCullough (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7829-4684)
- Erin A. Kelty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0841-2216)
- Alex S. Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2052-558X)
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Government of Western Australia Department of Health (AU)
- Department of Health and Aged Care (AU)
- Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.70022
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88