Number of opioid analgesic dental prescriptions dispensed to children less than 18 years by dentists’ year of graduation from dental school
| Year of graduation | Year; no. of opioid prescriptions per year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12–2012/13 | 2013/14–2014/15 | 2015/16–2017/18 | ||||
| Total | Mean per dentist | Total | Mean per dentist | Total | Mean per dentist | |
| 1990 or earlier | 1821 | 28.90 | 1266 | 23.89 | 1986 | 36.78 |
| 1991–1995 | 1566 | 74.57 | 1247 | 73.35 | 1321 | 60.05 |
| 1996–2000 | 984 | 51.79 | 1155 | 48.13 | 1650 | 137.50 |
| 2001–2005 | 321 | 15.29 | 285 | 14.25 | 278 | 18.53 |
| 2006–2010 | 459 | 15.83 | 448 | 18.67 | 760 | 36.19 |
| 2011–2015 | 214 | 23.78 | 256 | 10.24 | 493 | 12.97 |
| 2016 or later | – | – | – | – | 63 | 7.88 |