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The Dentist's Drug and Prescription Guide - 2nd Edition by Mea A Weinberg & Stuart J Froum & Stuart L Segelnick (Paperback)
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Highlights
- The updated and authoritative reference to medications used in dental practice The revised and updated second edition of The Dentist's Drug and Prescription Guide offers a practical and quick reference to medications commonly prescribed in dental practice.
- About the Author: The authors Mea A. Weinberg, DMD, MSD, RPh, is a Clinical Professor in the Ashman Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry at New York University College of Dentistry in New York, NY, USA.
- 308 Pages
- Medical, Dentistry
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About the Book
"The revised and updated second edition of The Dentist's Drug and Prescription Guide offers a practical and quick reference to medications commonly prescribed in dental practice. With contributions from experts on the topic, this comprehensive book takes an accessible question-and-answer format, providing answers to common questions dentists ask about drugs. The most updated information on drugs is presented throughout, including the current antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines and newer osteoporosis drugs. A new section describes how to manage patients on medications, and includes new chapters on the important topics of opioid prescribing and abuse and pain management. Alternative effective medications for opioids are discussed in detail. Putting all the prescription and drug information needed in daily dental practice at your fingertips, The Dentist's Drug and Prescription Guide is an essential reference for practicing dental clinicians and dental hygienists. Written for both general and specialist dentists and dental hygienists, the revised second edition of The Dentist's Drug and Prescription Guide is a must-have reference for the most current information available on medications used in the dental profession"--Book Synopsis
The updated and authoritative reference to medications used in dental practice
The revised and updated second edition of The Dentist's Drug and Prescription Guide offers a practical and quick reference to medications commonly prescribed in dental practice. With contributions from experts on the topic, this comprehensive book takes an accessible question-and-answer format, providing answers to common questions dentists ask about drugs. The most updated information on drugs is presented throughout, including the current antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines and newer osteoporosis drugs.
A new section describes how to manage patients on medications, and includes new chapters on the important topics of opioid prescribing and abuse and pain management. Alternative effective medications for opioids are discussed in detail. Putting all the prescription and drug information needed in daily dental practice at your fingertips, The Dentist's Drug and Prescription Guide is an essential reference for practicing dental clinicians and dental hygienists. This important book:
- Offers a comprehensive and accessible guide to essential information about medications used in dental practice
- Presents detailed information about drugs in an easy-to-use question-and-answer format
- Provides answers to commonly asked questions about drugs
- Refers to current, evidence-based pharmacology information, tailored for the dental clinician
- Features information on opioid prescribing and abuse and pain management
Written for both general and specialist dentists and dental hygienists, the revised second edition of The Dentist's Drug and Prescription Guide is a must-have reference for the most current information available on medications used in the dental profession.
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The updated and authoritative reference to medications used in dental practice
The revised and updated second edition of The Dentist's Drug and Prescription Guide offers a practical and quick reference to medications commonly prescribed in dental practice. With contributions from experts on the topic, this comprehensive book takes an accessible question-and-answer format, providing answers to common questions dentists ask about drugs. The most updated information on drugs is presented throughout, including the current antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines and newer osteoporosis drugs.
A new section describes how to manage patients on medications and includes new chapters on the important topics of opioid prescribing and abuse and pain management. Alternative effective medications for opioids are discussed in detail. Putting all the prescription and drug information needed in daily dental practice at your fingertips, The Dentist's Drug and Prescription Guide is an essential reference for practicing dental clinicians and dental hygienists. This important book:
- Offers a comprehensive and accessible guide to essential information about medications used in dental practice
- Presents detailed information about drugs in an easy-to-use question-and-answer format
- Provides answers to commonly asked questions about drugs
- Refers to current, evidence-based pharmacology information, tailored for the dental clinician
- Features information on opioid prescribing and abuse and pain management
Written for dentists, including general and specialist clinicians, and dental hygienists, the revised second edition of The Dentist's Drug and Prescription Guide is a must-have reference for the most current information available on medications used in the dental profession.
Review Quotes
"This second edition provides the reader with a timely and important update to the original textbook and shows the scientific basis for the drugs used in dentistry. It contains an extremely useful reference and guide to drugs used and prescribed in dental practices....This book provides the most current information, and is a "must read" for all dentists, dental residents and dental students." - The New York State Dental Journal, June/July 2020
"I do recommend this book for any dentist, even if they are not writing prescriptions. This book will help in working with people taking medications, legal, illicit, and over-the-counter, that affect the oral systemic system dentists concentrate on." - The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice, 2020, VOL. 38, NO. 4, 279
About the Author
The authors
Mea A. Weinberg, DMD, MSD, RPh, is a Clinical Professor in the Ashman Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry at New York University College of Dentistry in New York, NY, USA.
Stuart J. Froum, DDS, is an Adjunct Clinical Professor and Director of Clinical Research in the Ashman Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry at New York University College of Dentistry in New York, NY, USA.
Stuart L. Segelnick, DDS, MS, is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Oral Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Ashman Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry at New York University College of Dentistry in New York, NY, USA.