Publications by authors named "Riley Immel"

Objectives: After the shutdown of most dental services during the COVID-19 lockdown, the oral health community was concerned about an increase in prescribing opioids and antibiotics by dentists due to patients' limited access to dental offices. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the pattern of antibiotic and opioid prescriptions by dentists in Alberta, Canada.

Methods: Data obtained from the Tracked Prescription Program were divided into antibiotics and opioids.

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