Statewide Opioid Safety Workgroup alert

As a member of the Statewide Opioid Safety (SOS) Workgroup, the Dental Board of California is providing the below message.

Statewide Opioid Safety Workgroup Alert - Don’t Drop your Patients.

The California Department of Public Health, in collaboration with the Statewide Opioid Safety (SOS) Workgroup, has released the following health alert, Don’t Drop your Patients. The purpose of this health alert is to provide information and resources to assist health care prescribers with treating patients who may be opioid dependent or struggling with possible substance addiction symptoms. The letter and related resources sheet can also be found on the SOS Workgroup Website.