Medical Considerations for Dental Practice: An Interactive CD-ROM

Providing dental treatment to patients who have complex medical problems can be a daunting and challenging task, but practitioners can prepare themselves by following established protocols to minimize adverse events and medical emergencies. This interactive software program provides a pragmatic approach to dental treatment planning for patients with common medical conditions presenting for general oral health care in an out-patient setting. Developed by an internationally renowned authority on this subject, the program enables the clinician to designate a medical risk category for individual dental patients based on information derived from a medical health questionnaire and health assessment. The program presents recommendations for dental treatment of patients with common medical disorders, including diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, renal disease, thyroid disorders, and cancer. The clinician is also guided in developing a comprehensive treatment protocol that includes instructions on when to use antibiotic prophylaxis and glucocorticosteroid replacement therapy. It also features a section on women's health issues highlighting special concerns for the dental care of women during different stages of their lives and provides basic information such as common medical abbreviations to improve communication with other health care providers. Overall, this program offers dental practitioners the knowledge and insight they need to provide safe and appropriate dental care for their patients and to build their practices without fear of increasing their medicolegal risk.Glick, Michael is the author of 'Medical Considerations for Dental Practice: An Interactive CD-ROM' with ISBN 9780867154542 and ISBN 0867154543.