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I have a friend who went to the dentist and had a tooth pulled. It was the
furthest back tooth on the top. After the tooth was pulled, the dentist
refused to give him a prescription for pain medicine - told him to take
ibuprofen.

Then when my friend got home, he again called the dentist and asked for
prescription pain medicine as he was hurting. The dentist again refused.
Told him he did not need prescription pain medicine

I have never heard of such a thing! Every time I have had a tooth pulled, my
dentist has given me prescription pain medicine. Same thing with my friend
(he just switched dentists due to insurance), he has been given a
prescription for pain medicine when having a tooth pulled in the past.

I am going to suggest to my friend that he report this dentist to the state
board of dentistry, but before doing so, I would like to ask if there is any
valid reason for a dentist to not prescribe pain medicine for a tooth
extraction?

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