Basic Principles of Pharmacology with Dental Hygiene Applications presents up-to-date pharmacological principles and identifies applications of these principles in day-to-day dental hygiene practice.

Basic Principles of Pharmacology with Dental Hygiene Applications includes:

• adverse drug effects
• drugs used by the dental hygienist
• sources to help patients or personnel seek treatment for substance abuse problems
• herbal supplements

Contents

1. Introduction to Pharmacology: Role of dental hygienist, regulations and sources of information
2. General Principles of Pharmacology
3. Principles of prescription writing and other pharmacotherapeutic considerations
4. Autonomic Pharmacology
5. Adverse Drug Effects
6. Local anesthetics: Topical and Injectable
7. Topical Agents: Anticaries, Antigingivitis, and Desensitizing agents
8. Nonopioid and opioid analgesics
9. Antibacterial drugs
10. Antifungal and antiviral drugs
11. Conscious sedation and General anesthesia
12. Drugs for Medical Emergencies
13. Pharmacologic Management of Selected Oral Conditions
14. Drugs of the Endocrine System and Metabolic Agents
15. GI System Drugs
16. Respiratory System Drugs
17. Cardiovascular System Drugs
18. Clinical Implications for Central Nervous System Drugs
19. Anticonvulsant Drugs
20. Herbal and Dietary Supplements
21. Women's Issues: Pregnancy, Lactation, Menopause and Osteoporosis
22. Cancer chemotherapy
23. Substance Abuse
24. Joint arthropathies and gout

Index

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