Dental

When you need dental treatment there are only a few medications that could be administered to you that could lead to an Anti-Doping Rule Violation.

 

Opiates (Morphine, Fentanyl) and Systemic Glucocorticosteroids (Dexamethasone, Prednisone) are common medications used in dental surgery. They are both prohibited IN-COMPETITION.

Occasionally other medications that may assist with the treatment of infections could be given to you by a dentist.
It is up to you to work with the dentist to avoid inadvertently failing a doping control test.
 

What to do when visiting the dentist:

• Tell the dentist that you are an athlete who could be drug tested and show them your Sports Anti-Doping ID Card.
• Ask for a note to be placed on your medical record to clarify your status as an athlete subject to drug testing in sport.
• The majority of medications used in surgery are only prohibited in-competition. This means that they are not likely to be in your body by the time you have recovered and returned to sport, we recommend you still check them.
• Often you are given medications to help you prepare for dental surgery. Some of these may be prohibited - always check them before taking them.
• If you have had dental surgery - ask for a list of the medications that were used.
• During recovery you may be given a prescription to help - always check these medications before using them.
• Check your medication with the surgeon/anaesthestist by referring to their prescription software, MIMs or Martindales resources or by calling 0800DRUGFREE (378437).

Apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE)