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ADA Dental Drug Handbook: A Quick Reference

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3rd Ed.

American Dental Association

ISBN-13: 978-1-68447-251-2

eISBN-13: 978-1-68447-252-9

Dentistry, Pharmacy/Pharmacology

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Dentists face many considerations when treating patients and prescribing medication. This ADA quick reference, created by a team of dentists, pharmacists, scientists, and experts in pharmacology, serves as a clinical educational resource to deliver concise and accurate information about prescribed medications used in dentistry and covers some common medications that your patients might be taking that have oral health implications. The third edition of the ADA Dental Drug Handbook: A Quick Reference has been revised to include the latest, most up-to-date information to assist in treating patients. This handbook presents information in an easy-to-follow format, making it a go-to drug reference for dental professionals.

Features:

  • • Drugs used in dentistry, such as analgesics, antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals, anxiolytics, fluorides, local anesthetics, and corticosteroids
  • • Detailed, full-color drug monographs with black box warnings, cautions and contraindications, potential adverse reactions and possible drug interactions
  • • Sample prescriptions with dosage, frequency and route of administration
  • • Smoking cessation, salivary management and oral lesion treatments
  • • Over-the-counter products with the ADA Seal of Acceptance
  • • ADA resources on procedures such as general anesthesia, antibiotic prophylaxis, and medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw
  • • Useful tables presenting adverse drug reactions, drug–drug interactions and generic brands
  • • Drug management for:
          o Pediatrics
          o Emergency Situations
          o Special Care Conditions such as hypertension, pregnancy, and substance abuse disorders
          o Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatments

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