Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist

Author: Barbara S. Requa-Clark
Published: November 1999
Publisher: Elsevier Science
ISBN: 0815136307
Paperback Book
Number of Pages: 640

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Provides up-to-date, accurate information on some of the most important topics for dental hygiene students, including antineoplastic drugs, respiratory and gastrointestinal drugs, hormones, and drugs used to treat common oral entities. The book is organized into four sections that deal with the basic principles of pharmacology, drugs grouped by class, maintainance drugs, emergency drugs and what effects pregnancy and breast feeding have on dental treatment, drug interactions, and drug abuse. Numerous tables and colorful graphics are included. This book is a compilation of current informationavailable from the field of pharmacology as it impacts on themanagement of patients by the dental hygienist. The purpose is toeducate dental hygienists in a manner which prepares them to managepatients who may be taking a wide variety of medications. It isintended for training dental hygiene students as well as to serve as auseful reference for practicing dental hygienists. The contentsinclude two-color charts, current reference material, and flow charts.These are easy-to-use reference sources to quickly assess patientmedications and their impact on planned dental care. Keeping up withchanges in pharmacology is imperative for the safe and effectivepractice of dental medicine. This text serves to better define theindications for pre-medication and drug interactions relative to dentalhygiene treatment. The reference section is extremely useful tosupport clinical decision making. It should also prove to be veryuseful in the arena of teaching, continuing education, in-service, andtraining lectures. Finally this book will be of value when patientspose questions regarding the medications they are taking. The authorhas done an excellent job of addressing these issues through thistext.

Table of Contents
Sect. 1 General Principles 1
1 Information, Sources, and Regulatory Agencies 3
2 Drug Action and Handling 15
3 Adverse Reactions 51
4 Prescription Writing 61
Sect. 2 Drugs Used in Dentistry 73
5 Autonomic Drugs 75
6 Nonopioid (Nonnarcotic) Analgesics 103
7 Opioid (Narcotic) Analgesics and Antagonists 129
8 Antiinfective Agents 147
9 Antifungal and Antiviral Agents 197
10 Local Anesthetics 213
11 Antianxiety Agents 237
12 General Anesthetics 261
13 Vitamins and Minerals 277
14 Oral Conditions and Their Treatment 303
Sect. 3 Drugs That May Alter Dental Treatment 319
15 Cardiovascular Drugs 321
16 Anticonvulsants 365
17 Psychotherapeutic Agents 379
18 Autacoids and Antihistamines 395
19 Adrenocorticosteroids 407
20 Other Hormones 419
21 Antineoplastic Drugs 445
22 Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Drugs 455
Sect. 4 Special Situations 473
23 Emergency Drugs 475
24 Pregnancy and Breast Feeding 487
25 Drug Interactions 499
26 Drug Abuse 511
Appendixes 531
App. A Top 200 Drugs 533
App. B The Latest Drugs on the Market 541
App. C Commonly Prescribed Dental Drugs 545
App. D Medical Acronyms 557
App. E Medical Terminology 561
App. F Internet Searches 563
App. G What If ...? 567
App. H Oral Manifestations - Xerostomia and Taste Changes 575
App. I Altered Pharmacokinetics 579
App. J Natural/Herbal Products 581
Glossary 587

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