Drug Prescribing For Dentistry 2016

Drug Prescribing for Dentistry

Drug Prescribing for Dentistry, 3rd Edition, is a practical prescribing reference designed specifically for dental professionals. It provides concise guidance on the selection, prescribing, dosage, administration, contraindications, precautions, adverse effects, and interactions of medicines commonly used in dental practice and encountered in dental patients.

Clinical Content

• Principles of prescribing in dentistry
• Patient assessment before prescribing
• Drug dosage and administration
• Contraindications and precautions
• Adverse drug reactions
• Drug interactions
• Analgesics and pain management
• Antibacterial drugs
• Antifungal and antiviral agents
• Local anesthetics
• Corticosteroids and anti-inflammatory medicines
• Drugs used for anxiety and sedation
• Emergency drugs in dental practice
• Management of dental infections
• Prescribing for medically compromised patients
• Prescribing during pregnancy and breastfeeding
• Pediatric prescribing considerations
• Geriatric prescribing considerations
• Patients taking anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs
• Drugs affecting dental treatment
• Oral adverse effects of medicines
• Prescription writing and legal considerations

Indications & Clinical Use

• Dental drug prescribing
• Management of dental pain
• Management of odontogenic infections
• Antibiotic prescribing and prophylaxis
• Local anesthesia
• Anti-inflammatory therapy
• Anxiety and sedation management
• Dental emergency medication
• Prescribing for medically compromised patients
• Drug interaction assessment
• Prescribing in pregnancy and lactation
• Pediatric and geriatric prescribing
• Safe and appropriate dental prescribing

Book Content

• General prescribing principles
• Drug doses and formulations
• Analgesics
• Antibacterials
• Antifungals
• Antivirals
• Local anesthetics
• Anti-inflammatory drugs
• Corticosteroids
• Sedatives and anxiolytics
• Emergency drugs
• Drug interactions
• Adverse drug reactions
• Medically compromised patients
• Pregnancy and breastfeeding
• Pediatric prescribing
• Geriatric prescribing
• Oral adverse effects of drugs
• Prescription writing

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Drug Prescribing for Dentistry
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Publication year: 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Subject: Dental Pharmacology / Drug Prescribing
• Language: English

Dental Education & Market Use

Relevant for dental prescribing, dental pharmacology, analgesics, antibiotics, antimicrobial therapy, local anesthesia, drug interactions, emergency medicines, medically compromised patients, pregnancy and lactation, pediatric and geriatric prescribing, and safe medication use in dental practice across Egypt (A.R.E.) and the MENA region.