Justin Rust

Monday, April 2, 2018

Race, sex affect Medicaid opioid prescription rates

Dentists are writing fewer opioid prescriptions than other practitioners, but prescribing patterns differ by a patient's race, ethnicity, and sex, as well as by provider type. That's according to a new study of Medicaid recipients published in the April issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association.


Read more on DrBicuspid.com


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