Kao-Ping Chua

kaopingchua.bsky.social

29 April 2026 16:54

New pub: 90% of dental opioid Rx in youth are for tooth extraction, even though non-opioids are equally effective for pain. As dentists write 42% of opioid Rx to youth, ~1/3 of youth opioid Rx may be for tooth extraction. @drchadb @umchear.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Kara Gavin

karagavin.bsky.social

23 April 2026 14:15

I’ve written about overprescribing of opioids for dental pain multiple times, so this study felt like good news. Except we still have a long way to go. (We’re gaining on you, Canada!)

John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP

ihpidirector.bsky.social

21 April 2026 20:35

Today, IHPI and @umchear.bsky.social joined together to wish Dianne Singer a happy retirement. We are forever grateful for her contributions to U-M’s National Poll on Children’s Health and National Poll on Healthy Aging!

Kao-Ping Chua

kaopingchua.bsky.social

21 April 2026 20:35

New pub at JAMA Network Open: opioid prescribing by U.S. dentists is declining but remains high by international standards. In 2024, the U.S. dental opioid dispensing rate was 24x higher than the Netherlands. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @umchear.bsky.social

JAMA Network Open

jamanetworkopen.com

18 December 2025 14:06

Survey: Primary care physicians preferred identifying depression cases accurately and shortening well-child exam time to increase the implementation of universal depression screening for adolescent patients. ja.ma/4rj7yip