This summary is based on the article published in Anesthesia Progress: Adverse Drug Reactions in Dental Practice (Spring 2014) Daniel E. Becker, DDS Context Adverse reactions may occur with any of the medications prescribed or administered in dental practice. Most of these reactions are somewhat predictable based on the pharmacodynamic properties of the drug. Others, […]
Dr. David Patrick spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about the prescribing patterns of antibiotics among health professionals in B.C. Dr. David Patrick is a medical doctor, Associate professor in the Division of infectious diseases, School of Population and Public Health at UBC, and Director of Epidemiology Services at the BC Center for Disease Control. To […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Canadian Family Physician journal: Bisphosphonates for treatment of osteoporosis. Expected benefits, potential harms, and drug holidays. A Clinical review. (April 2014) Jacques P. Brown MD; Suzanne Morin MD MSc; William Leslie MD; Alexandra Papaioannou MD; Angela M. Cheung MD PhD; Kenneth S. Davison PhD; David […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Journal of the American Dental Association: Sugar content, cariogenicity, and dental concerns with commonly used medications (February 2015) Mark Donaldson, BSP, RPH, PharmD, FASHP, FACHE Jason H. Goodchild, DMD Joel B. Epstein, DMD, MSD, FRCD(C), FDS, RCS(Edin) Courtesy of the American Dental Association, you can […]
The Oasis Patient Resource is a series of tools that help dentists explain basic dental concepts and procedures to their patients. This video and additional materials are provided to dentists to use for patient information. If you are interested in using the video in your own practice, please email us at oasisdiscussions@cda-adc.ca and we will gladly provide you with the […]
This summary is based on the article published in Dental Clinics of North America: Systemic Diseases and Oral Health (October 2014) Mary Tavares, DMD, MPH; Kari A. Lindefjeld Calabi, DMD; Laura San Martin, DDS, PhD, MDPH Context Inflammation has been recognized as the key factor that connects oral diseases and […]
This summary is based on the article published in Dental Clinics of North America: Oral Implications of Polypharmacy in the Elderly (October 2014) Mabi L. Singh, DMD, MS; Athena Papas, DMD, PhD Context There are age-related changes in the systems of the body, which alter the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of medications and make […]
This question was submtted by general dentist: Since Octenidine Hydrochloride seems better than Chlorhexidine, is it available and/or recommended as an oral rinse agent? Under what name can it be purchased? Drs. Archie McNicol and Suham Alexander provided this quick initial response. Antiseptic mouth rinses are used clinically to improve dental health and/or to prevent […]