Opioid Training Resources for Clinicians
Clinical Guidelines
American Dental Association information for Clinicians
- Common Questions about Opioids, for dentists, discusses types of drugs, pain management, and safe management of medications.
- The Opioid Crisis has links to ADA and governmental policies and information for patients, as well as a link to the ADA Center for Professional Success with its links to various ADA resources.
- The ADA also sells a “Practical Guide to Substance Use Disorders and Safe Prescribing” for member price $69.95.
New York State Mandatory Prescriber Education Guidance for clinicians
- For all dentists with a DEA Registration Number, New York State requires completion and attestation of a mandatory prescriber education online course.
- For consumers, NYS has extensive information here.
Federal Government Resources for clinicians
- The CDC’s Opioid website has links to discussions of the crisis history and trajectory (“understanding the epidemic”), Information for Providers, and a Resource Center.
- The CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (e.g. TMD) is available here.
- US Surgeon General’s Website on Opioids includes information on Naloxone.
American Dental Education Association
- ADEA Policy Brief March 2018: The Role of Dental Education in the Prevention of Opioid Prescription Drug Misuse, Contreras et al
Screening and Assessment Tools
- The NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Screening and Prevention publishes a Screening and Assessment Tools Chart.
- The SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) publishes Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Opioid Addiction, Patient Assessment
Intervention Tools
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Medication-Assisted treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Pocket Guide
- Introduction to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Substance (Other Than Tobacco) Abuse Structured Assessment and Brief Intervention (SBIRT)
- SBIRT is an evidence-based practice used to identify, reduce, and prevent problematic use, abuse, and dependence on alcohol and illicit drugs.