Drs. Liran Levin and Maria Febbraio spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about the latest research done at the University of Alberta’s School of Dentistry about the missing link between periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease. Watch the interview Dr. Liran Levin Dr. Levin is the Head of the Periodontology Division at the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, […]
Dr. Aviv Ouanounou explores with Dr. Suham Alexander the topic of xerostomia in the elderly patient. Video Highlights Xerostomia or dry mouth is a common condition that occurs in the elderly population. In xerostomia, salivary flow is reduced. Because saliva has several important functions in the oral cavity including but not limited to antimicrobial effects, digestion, […]
Dr. Aviv Ouanounou explores with Dr. Suham Alexander the topic of epilepsy and anti-epileptic drugs and their relevance to dentistry. Video Highlights Epilepsy is one of the first diseases noted in history and it afflicts ~1% of the population. While most epileptics are well-controlled with medication, there is still a fairly high number of people that […]
This resource is provided courtesy of Wiley Publishing. Read and download the presentation (PDF) Watch the video presentation Source: Anesthesia Complications in the Dental Office, First Edition. Wiley Publishing, 2015.
Cortisol, a glucocorticoid produced by adrenal cortex is essential for the human body to survive in stressful situations. The deficiency of cortisol in the human body leads to adrenal insufficiency which in turn can compromise the individual’s ability to adapt to a stressful situation, such as a dental appointment. Adrenal insufficiency can manifest as […]
Heart failure is described as the inability of the heart to fill and eject the blood or supply the proper amount of oxygenated blood to meet the metabolic needs of the body. Normal heart functioning is influenced by three basic factors: preload, afterload, and contractility of heart muscles. Preload is basically an end diastolic […]
Dr. Mark Donaldson, Director at VHA, US health care network of not-for-profit hospitals, speaks about the safety and efficacy of the long-used EpiPen. Highlights Epinephrine is one of the most important medications in an emergency kit. It is the reversal agent required for anaphylactoid reactions. EpiPen In most cases, there should be 3 EpiPens or EpiPen, […]
Dr. Aviv Ouanounou discusses the topic of polypharmacy including the causes and ways to reduce this phenomenon in the video below. Video Highlights Polypharmacy is fairly common in the elderly, affecting approximately 1 in 3 elders and is one of the leading causes of death in North American geriatric patients. The term polypharmacy refers to patients […]