What You Need to Know About Cannabis Use
The use of both medical and recreational cannabis is growing, putting the onus on dental hygienists to understand how to provide safe and effective care.
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Oral Health Considerations for Older Adults During the Pandemic
Acknowledging the impact of COVID-19 on general and mental health among vulnerable populations is key to providing effective oral healthcare.
Assessing the Risk of Drug Interactions
Oral health professionals need to carefully evaluate the possibility of adverse drug interactions in order to provide safe care.
Ensuring Medication Safety in the Dental Setting
Dental teams can use these strategies to encourage medication adherence among patients and avoid possible adverse drug interactions.
Strategies for Addressing Sialorrhea
This salivary gland dysfunction presents a multidimensional challenge to oral health professionals who must be well versed in sialorrhea’s causes and progression in order to effectively treatment plan.
Therapeutic Use of Botulinum Neurotoxin Injections
As the popularity of these therapeutic injections increases, oral health professionals should be familiar with their mechanism of action, indications, adverse effects, and evidence for safe and effective use.
Extreme Body Modifications
Providing effective care and recommendations to this patient population is key to supporting oral health.
Managing Patients With Critical Cardiac Conditions
As this effective preventive tool is widely used, oral health professionals need to remain up-to-date regarding product innovations and the most current evidence-based approaches.
The Therapeutic Potential of Medical Marijuana
Providing patients with scientific information and clarifying misinformation about cannabis are essential to the provision of safe, ethical, and compassionate care.
Treating Patients on Antiplatelet Therapy
In order to safely and effectively manage this patient population, oral health professionals should be able to recognize the medical indications for which antiplatelets are prescribed and understand their adverse effects.
