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External Links to Resource Sites

Resources dental health professionals can reference for Addressing Opioid Abuse and Addiction Among Dental Patients:

• CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
• SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit
• Opioid Overdose and Prevention in the Greater New Orleans Region
• Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse for Greater New Orleans (CADA)
  Provides substance abuse prevention, education, and assessment services in both English and Spanish, for youth and adults in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. Bernard, St. John, and St. Tammany parishes.
• Odyssey House Louisiana
  Odyssey House Louisiana puts research and proven approaches into practice to provide comprehensive services to people affected by substance abuse, and is nationally recognized as a model treatment program.
• Behavioral Health Resources for the City of New Orleans
  Includes a comprehensive guide with information on local behavioral health service providers in the greater New Orleans area and how to enroll in certain medical benefits.
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  NIDA, a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is the nation's leading medical research agency helping to solve the opioid crisis via discovering new and better ways to prevent opioid misuse, treat opioid use disorders, and manage pain.
• Gould, H.J., III 2007 Understanding Pain - What It Is, Why It Happens, and How It's Managed.  American Academy of Neurology Patient Education Book Series, Demos Medical Publishing, Inc., New York, New York.

LSU School of Dentistry (LSUSD)
1100 Florida Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70119
General Phone: (504) 619-8700
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Louisiana State Board of Dentistry (LSBD)‍
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‍Physical Address:
1201 North Third Street, Suite G-136
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 5256Baton Rouge, LA 70821-5256
Phone: (225) 219-7330
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American Dental Association (ADA)
‍211 East Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611-2678
Phone: (312) 440-2500
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Louisiana Dental Association (LDA)
‍7833 Office Park Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA  70809
Phone: (225) 926-1986 or 1 (800) 388-6642
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New Orleans Dental Association (NODA)
‍2121 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 153
Metairie, LA 70001
Phone: (504) 834-6449
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Acadiana District Dental Association‍

‍Dr. Jacque D. LaBry, President
‍224 Saint Landry St., Ste. 2A
Lafayette, LA 70506
Phone: (337) 233-6821
Email: jacque.labry@gmail.com‍
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‍Dr. Luke Jordan, President-Elect
‍2217 Old Jeanerette Rd.
New Iberia, LA 70563
Email: ljordandent@gmail.com

‍American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA)
‍National Headquarters
444 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60611General
Phone: (312) 440-8900
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Louisiana American Dental Hygienists' Association (LDHA)
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New Orleans Dental Hygienists' Association (NODHA)
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American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA)
‍140 N. Bloomingdale Road
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Phone (630) 994-4247
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Academy of General Dentistry (AGD)
‍560 W. Lake St., Sixth Floor
Chicago, IL 60661-6600
Phone: (888) AGD-DENT or (888) 243-3368
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Louisiana Academy of General Dentistry (LAGD)
‍9069 Siegen Lane
Baton Rouge, La 70810
Phone: (855) 542-5243
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Ark-La-Tex Academy of Dentistry
‍444 Forest Square, Suite G
Longview, TX 75605Phone:
(903) 753-0337
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New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau (NOCVB)
2020 Saint Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: (800) 672-6124
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