Provider updates

CareOregon Dental is committed to supporting providers achieve the best health outcomes for our members. Evidence-based clinical guidelines and best practices are designed to assist providers in their practice of dentistry. The CareOregon Dental clinical team meets regularly to ensure quality standards of care are being met by our providers and to review clinical guidelines for dissemination. Dental departments or clinics may already have established clinical guidelines that help providers make decisions about treatment and standardize care between providers.

The American Dental Association published acute dental pain management guidelines for children and adolescents/adults in 2023 and 2024. The associated pain management dosing guides have been adopted by CareOregon Dental. Links to these dosing guides can also be found on our provider resources webpage, under Clinical Practice Guidelines.

• A dosing guide with pain management options for adults with a toothache (2024)
• A dosing guide with pain management options for adults with a tooth extraction (2024)
• A dosing guide with pain management options for children with a toothache (2023)
• A dosing guide with pain management options for children following tooth removal (2023)

The Acute Dental Pain Management Guidelines and a suite of associated materials can be found on the ADA’s website here.