Table 3.

Number of dentists reporting various frequencies of risk mitigation strategy implementation when prescribing opioids to patients for pain management (N=807).

	Never/Almost Never	Few	Some	Most	Almost Always/Always
Patient Education
Explain risks	276	108	139	76	208
Side effects	103	47	123	126	408
Secure storage	467	69	88	36	147
Appropriate disposal	542	70	66	21	108
Non-medical use	297	94	114	82	220
PDMP Use*
Prior to any Rx	142	82	61	23	111
Initial Rx to high-risk patient	42	37	34	27	279
Initial Rx to new patient	127	60	55	17	159
Refill	98	45	60	30	185

Patient education variables that do not sum to 807 reflect missing data.

^*For PDMP variables, 416 dentists indicated having ever accessed the PDMP; however, three dentists who indicated never accessing their PDMP completed follow-up questions regarding PDMP access in specific instances. These data were included in the table above, as well as in subsequent analyses as entered.