ADA Dental Drug Handbook: A Quick Reference 3rd Edition

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.

ADA Dental Drug Handbook: A Quick Reference, Third Edition has been revised to include the latest, most up-to-date information to assist in treating patients. This handbook presents information on commonly encountered drugs in the dental office in an easy-to-follow format, making it a go-to drug reference for dental professionals at every stage of their career, from practicing dentists to dental students.

This handbook serves as a clinical educational resource to deliver concise and accurate information about medications that dentists prescribe and also some common medications that your patients might be taking that have oral health implications.

Topics included in this dental drug handbook:

• Section 1: Drugs Used in Dentistry 
  • Chapter 1: Analgesics and Acute Pain Management 
  • Chapter 2: Antibiotics 
  • Chapter 3: Antifungals 
  • Chapter 4: Antivirals and Vaccines 
  • Chapter 5: Anxiolytics 
  • Chapter 6: Fluorides (Topical and Systemic) 
  • Chapter 7: Local Anesthetics for Dentistry 
  • Chapter 8: Oral Lesions and Corticosteroids 
  • Chapter 9: Salivary Management 
  • Chapter 10: Smoking Cessation 
  • Chapter 11: Miscellaneous Drugs: Allergy Management, Herbals in Dental Health, Skeletal Muscle Relaxants 
  • Chapter 12: OTC Products with the ADA Seal of Acceptance 
• Section 2: Pediatric Drug Management 
• Section 3: Emergency Drug Management 
• Section 4: Special Conditions and Populations 
  • Chapter 1: Antibiotic Prophylaxis Prior to Dental Procedures 
  • Chapter 2: Oral Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Medications and Dental Procedures 
  • Chapter 3: Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw 
  • Chapter 4: Sedation and General Anesthesia Guidelines 
  • Chapter 5: Hypertension 
  • Chapter 6: Pregnancy and Breastfeeding 
  • Chapter 7: Aging Patients and Medication Considerations 
  • Chapter 8: Substance Abuse Disorders 
  • Chapter 9: Cancer Therapies and Dental Considerations (NEW) 
• Section 5: Useful Tables 
• Adverse Drug Reactions (Oral) 
• Drug–Drug Interactions 
• Generic Brand List  

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