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Publication Type : Conference Proceedings
Publisher : 35th Academy Health 2018 Annual research meeting Seattle , National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research National Institutes of Health Gender and Racial Disparities, USA .
Source : 35th Academy Health 2018 Annual research meeting Seattle , National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research National Institutes of Health Gender and Racial Disparities, USA (2018)
Keywords : Opioid, Medicaidoral diagnosisdrug prescriptions .
Campus : Kochi
School : School of Dentistry
Department : Public Health Dentistry
Year : 2018
Abstract : Background The objective of this study was to identify specific factors (sex, race or ethnicity, and health care provider type) associated with patient receipt of an opioid prescription after a dental diagnosis. Methods The authors used Medicaid claims dated from January 1, 2013, through September 30, 2015, for 13 US states in this study. The authors identified oral health–related conditions by using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification diagnosis codes 520.0 through 529.9. Results During the 2013-2015 study period, among the more than 890,000 Medicaid patients with a dental diagnosis, 23% received an opioid within 14 days of diagnosis. Female patients were 50% more likely to receive an opioid for pain management of a dental condition than were men (odds ratio [OR], 1.53; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.52 to 1.55). Non-Hispanic whites and African Americans were approximately twice as likely to receive opioids than were Hispanics (OR, 2.11; 95% CI, 2.05 to 2.17 and OR, 1.88; 95% CI, 1.83 to 1.93, respectively). Patients receiving oral health care in an emergency department were nearly 5 times more likely to receive an opioid prescription than were patients treated in a dental office (OR, 4.66; 95% CI, 4.59 to 4.74). Patients with a dental condition diagnosed were nearly 3 times as likely to receive an opioid from a nurse practitioner as from a dentist (OR, 2.64; 95% CI, 2.57 to 2.70). Opioid use was substantially higher among African American female patients (OR, 3.29; 95% CI, 3.18 to 3.40) and non-Hispanic white female patients (OR, 3.24; 95% CI, 3.14 to 3.35) than among Hispanic female patients. Conclusions Opioid prescribing patterns differ depending on patient race or ethnicity, sex, and health care provider source in patients with a dental diagnosis in the United States.
Cite this Research Publication : Chandrashekar Janakiram, “Opioid Prescriptions for Dental Diagnosis among Medicaid Populations”, 35th Academy Health 2018 Annual research meeting Seattle . National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research National Institutes of Health Gender and Racial Disparities, USA, 2018.