"It's (Medically) Complicated!": Essential Pharmacology for Treating Our Medically Complex Dental Patients

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify the prescription medications most frequently encountered on a patient’s medical history and discuss their indications for use, adverse reactions and impact on dental therapy. 
2. Discuss the non-prescription medications most often used by dental patients and explain their impact on dental therapy, including situations which preclude their use. 
3. Identify the most popular herbal products and nutritional supplements and discuss their purported uses and dental considerations. Identify the most common substances of abuse and describe their oral manifestations and dental treatment considerations.