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Amid Opioid Epidemic, Training Helps Dentists Safely Manage Patient Pain

After the U.S. government declared a public health emergency related to the nation’s opioid epidemic in 2017, dentists began changing how they manage their patients’ pain. The OHSU School of Dentistry training seeks to help oral health care professionals improve participants’ understanding of pain medications, substance use disorder, state Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and more.

UT Health San Antonio SOD Awarded NIH Grant to Help Curb Opioid Use
The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry received a major five-year, $9.M grant from NIH to discover how sensory neurons in the jaw joint and mastication muscles influence and create pain, which could lead to safer drug alternatives to opioid painkillers while helping to curb addiction.
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VCU Study Measures Impact of Medicaid Dental Coverage for Virginia’s Pregnant Population

Despite the importance of oral health during pregnancy, a significant number of women never see a dentist while pregnant, with lack of dental insurance being a major obstacle for low-income women. In the first study of its kind, researchers from the VCU School of Dentistry and VCU School of Business analyzed survey data to shed light on Medicaid’s impact on pregnant women.

UAMS Turned Pandemic Challenges Into Opportunities for Dental Hygiene Program

The COVID-19 pandemic initially presented a challenge to teaching and delivering dental hygiene care at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), but ultimately offered an opportunity to strengthen the program and upgrade facilities.

100 Years of ADEA: Dr. Timothy J. Treat
In our new member spotlight series for 2023, Dr. Treat reflects on his years in ADEA COSRF, how he decided on his career path and how the dental profession can encourage more dental students to enter academic dentistry in the future.

100 Years of ADEA: Dr. Marita Inglehart
Dr. Inglehart reflects on how, as a psychologist, she became involved in dental education, and how younger generations are even more cognizant of the social determinants of health’s impact on the quality of health care.