The dentist shall consider multimodal pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapy for pain rather than defaulting to the use of opioid therapy alone whenever reasonable, evidence-based, clinically appropriate alternatives exist.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
18.32.002,
18.32.0365,
18.32.800 and 2017 c 297. WSR 19-02-043, § 246-817-908, filed 12/26/18, effective 1/26/19.]