Research Letter

International Trends in Dental Opioid Prescriptions

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.7824

April 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study compares dental opioid dispensing rates in the US, Canada, Australia, France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and Puerto Rico from 2021 to 2024.

Corresponding Author: Kao-Ping Chua, MD, PhD, Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, 2800 Plymouth Rd, NCRC Building 16, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. (chuak@med.umich.edu).

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