Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Dentistry
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Dentistry [18 VAC 60 ‑ 21]
Action Prescribing opioids for pain management
Stage Emergency/NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 6/14/2017
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5/16/17  6:49 pm
Commenter: Berkeley Pemberton, DDS

Regarding MME
 

The regulation seems to require the practitioner to reference MME but gives no chart giving the MME of various opioid analgesics.  As a dentist practicing 45 years, I've never heard of MME until now.  It seems to me an undo burden for a general dentist to have to look up and figure out this arcane information in order to prescribe for an acute dental problem.  Perhaps an oral surgeon or perio surgeon would have to be more aware.

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