The ADA Practical Guide to Patients with Medical Conditions - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 111824530X ISBN 13: 9781118245309

Publisher: Blackwell Pub, 2012

Synopsis

With new medications, medical therapies, and increasing numbers of older and medically complex patients seeking dental care, all dentists, hygienists, and students need to understand the background of common diseases, medical management, and dental management to coordinate and deliver safe care.

Written by more than 25 academicians and clinicians who are experts in the content areas, the evidence-based Practical Guide from the American Dental Association takes a patient-focused approach to help you deliver safe, coordinated oral health care for patients with medical conditions.

Systems-based, user-friendly format to save you time! 

• Each chapter of this Practical Guide discusses individual conditions clearly organized under three headings: background, medical management, and dental management 
• Other sections include: disease descriptions, pathogenesis, coordination of care between the dentist and physician, and key questions to ask the patient and physician

Key features that make this a must-have book:

• Coverage of clinical topics including: Cardiovascular Disease, Pulmonary Disease, Endocrine Disorders, Bleeding Disorders, Neurologic Disorders, Neurodevelopmental and Psychiatric Disorders, Geriatric Health and Functional Issues, Neurodevelopmental and Psychiatric Disorders, HIV/AIDS and Related Conditions and much more
• Identification of risks related to hemostasis, susceptibility to infection, drug actions/interactions, and ability to tolerate dental care, specific to the patient’s medical condition
• More than 200 clinical images – which you can downloaded from the book’s website!
• Over 75 summary tables to help you digest vital information
• Quick reference points and guides to key dental care issues in each chapter 
• Companion website with downloadable images and tables and a webliography with click-through links to online sources at www.wiley.com/go/patton

Help your patients improve their oral and overall health. Order today!

 

About this title

From the Back Cover

The ADA Practical Guide to Patients with Medical Conditions is designed to assist in the safe delivery of coordinated oral health care for patients with medical conditions. Many diseases, as well as some medical treatments, have oral manifestations that may reflect the patient’s general health status. The dentist is particularly qualified and trained to diagnose and make evidence-based treatment decisions to help manage these oral conditions.

Based on practical advice anchored in the best available evidence, this clinical resource takes a system-based approach.  Within each chapter, individual conditions are discussed under three major sections: background, medical management, and dental management. Other sections include description of diseases, pathogenesis, coordination of care between the dentist and patient, and key questions to ask the patient and physician. The Practical Guide offers vital information in a user-friendly format, featuring clinical images, summary tables, key questions, and quick reference guides to key dental care issues. Written by more than 25 academicians and clinicians who are experts in the content areas, this book takes a patient-focused approach in collaboration with the patient’s physician and other healthcare providers and is a must have for all dentists.

Key Features:

• Clinical manual designed to assist  in the safe delivery of coordinated oral health care for patients with medical conditions
• Consistent chapter formatting with coverage on background, medical management, and dental management for each condition
• Topics include: Cardiovascular Disease, Pulmonary Disease Endocrine Disorders, Bleeding Disorders, Neurologic Disorders, Neurodevelopmental and Psychiatric Disorders, Geriatric Health and Functional Issues, Neurodevelopmental and Psychiatric Disorders, HIV/AIDS and Related Conditions and much more
• Includes more than 200 images, over 75 tables, and numerous quick reference points in each chapter   
• Must-have resource for all dentists in practice
• Companion website provides readers with downloadable images and tables, case studies, and a webliography with click-through links to online sources at www.wiley.com/go/patton

About the Author

Lauren L. Patton, DDS, Professor and Chair, Department of Dental Ecology, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Edition details

• Publisher: Blackwell Pub
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 111824530X
• ISBN 13: 9781118245309
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 467
• Editor: Patton Lauren L.