Dentist's Guide to Medical Conditions and Complications

Dentist's Guide to Medical Conditions and Complications is a highly accessible reference to dental treatment of medically compromised patients. The ability to treat medically compromised patients is necessary for most dentists and dental professionals, and this book serves as a guide to effectively treat these patients. In a succinct, easy-to-use format, Dentist's Guide to Medical Conditions and Complications outlines protocols for treating patients with common conditions, presents essential drug interaction information, and guides the dental professional through the prevention and management of in-office medical emergencies.

Kanchan Ganda is the Director of Medicine at Tufts Dental School and is responsible for the creation, implementation and co-ordination of teaching dental students. Additionally, she acts as Medical Consultant for all medically complex patients seen in the Tufts Dental Clinics. She also oversees the prevention and care of medical emergencies and personally lectures in continuing education courses to faculty and outside practitioners.

“It is a book all dental students and dental practitioners will appreciate for its chairside value. It covers information on epidemiology, physiology, pathophysiology, laboratory test evaluation, pharmacology, and dental alerts, as well as possible deviations in the use of anesthetics, analgesics, and antibiotics.” (Journal of the Massachusetts Dental Society, April 2009)

Introduction: Integration of Medicine in Dentistry.
Section I: Patient Assessment.
1. Routine History-Taking and Physical Examination.
2. History and Physical Assessment of the Medically Compromised Dental Patient (MCP).
Section II: Pharmacology.
3. Prescription Writing, DEA Schedules, and FDA Pregnancy Drug Categories.
4. Local Anesthetics Commonly Used in Dentistry: Assessment, Analysis and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
5. Analgesics Commonly Used in Dentistry: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
6. Odontogenic Infections and Antibiotics Commonly Used in Dentistry: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
7. Antifungals Commonly Used in Dentistry: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
8. Antivirals Commonly Used in Dentistry: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
Section III: Acute Care and Stress Management.
9. Management of Medical Emergencies in the Dental Setting: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
10. Oral and Parenteral Conscious Sedation for Dentistry: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
Section IV: Hematopoietic System.
11. Complete Blood Count (CBC): Assessment, Analysis, and Dental Management Guidelines.
12. Red Blood Cells (RBCs) Associated Disorder: Anemia: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
13. Red Blood Cells Associated Disorder: Polycythemia: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
14. Red Blood Cells Associated Disorder: Hemochromatosis: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
Section V: Hemostasis and Associated Bleeding Disorders.
15. Primary and Secondary Hemostasis: Normal Mechanism, Disease States, and Coagulation Tests: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
16. Platelet Disorders: Thrombocytopenia, Platelet Dysfunction, and Thrombocytosis: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
17. Von Willebrand Disease: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
18. Coagulation Disorders: Common Clotting Factor Deficiency Disease States, Associated Systemic and/or Local Hemostasis Adjuncts, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
19. Anticoagulants Warfarin (Coumadin), Standard Heparin, and Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH): Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
Section VI: Cardiology.
20. Rheumatic fever (RF): Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
21. Infective Endocarditis and Current Premedication Prophylaxis Guidelines.
22. Hypertension and Target Organ Disease States: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
23. Cerebral Circulation Diseases TIAs and CVAs: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
24. Coronary Circulation Diseases Classic Angina and Myocardial Infarction: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
25. Congestive Heart Failure (CHF): Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
26. Cardiac Arrhythmias: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
27. Peripheral Circulation Disease.
28. Renal Function Tests, Renal Disease, and Dialysis: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
Section VII: Pulmonary Diseases.
29. Pulmonary Function Tests and Sedation with Pulmonary Diseases: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
30. Upper Airway Disease: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
31. Asthma and Airway Emergencies: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
32. Chronic Bronchitis: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
33. Emphysema: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
34. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
35. Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
36. Tuberculosis: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
Section VIII: Clinical Pharmacology.
37. Prescribed and Nonprescribed/Over-the-Counter Medications: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
Section IX: Endocrinology.
38. Diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
39. Thyroid Gland Dysfunctions Hyperthyroidism and Hypothyroidism: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
40. Adrenal Gland Cortex and Medulla Disease States: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
41. Parathyroid Dysfunction Disease States: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
42. Pituitary Gland Dysfunction: Acromegaly.
Section X: Seizure Disorders.
43. Classic Seizures Petit Mal and Grand Mal Epilepsy: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
Section XI: Gastrointestinal Conditions/Diseases.
44. Gastrointestinal Disease States and Associated Oral Cavity Lesions: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
Section XII: Hepatology.
45. Liver Function Tests (LFTs), Hepatitis, and Cirrhosis: Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
Section XIII: Postexposure Prevention and Prophylaxis.
46. Needle-Stick Exposure Protocol and Associated Management Prophylaxis in the Dental Setting.
Section XIV: Infectious Diseases.
47. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs): Assessment, Analysis, and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
Section: XV: Oral Lesions and Dentistry.
48. Therapeutic Management of Oral Lesions in the Immune-Competent and the Immune-Compromised Patient in the Dental Setting.
Section XVI: The Female Patient: Pregnancy, Lactation, and Contraception.
49. Pregnancy and Lactation: Assessment and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
Section XVII: Rheumatology: Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles.
50. Classic Rheumatic Diseases: Assessment of Disease States and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
Section XVIII: Oncology: Head and Neck Cancers, Leukemias, Lymphomas, and Multiple Myeloma.
51. Head and Neck Cancers and Associated Dental Management Guidelines:.
Section XIX: Psychiatry.
52. Psychiatric Conditions: Assessment of Disease States and Associated Dental Management Guidelines.
Section XX: Transplants.
53. Organ Transplants; Immunosuppressive Drugs and Associated Dental Management Guidelines:.
Section XXI: Common Laboratory Tests.
54. Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) and Common Hematological Tests.
Appendix: Suggested Reading.
Index