Background. Variation in opioid prescribing rates among geographic regions is well known and, to the authors’ knowledge, there have been no studies of variation from 1 dental clinic to another, and such variation might suggest an excess of opioid prescriptions.

Authors. Patrick Richard, PhD; Mark R. Bauer, MD; Natalie Moresco, MA; Regine Walker, MSA; Diana Bowser, ScD; Demarcio Reed, DMD; Mary Jo Larson, PhD