VFr318 - Patients, Pills and Pathologies: Why Medical History Clues Are Critical to Dental Treatment
Type: Online Handouts: Yes
In-Person Attendee Fee: $0.00 Other Fee: $0.00
Audience: Dentists, Hygienists, Assistants, Office Staff, Students
Keyword(s): Diagnosis/Treatment Planning for Success
Geriatric Medicine
Health and Wellness/Nutrition
Pharmacology
AGD Code: 730
The myriad of common and often underestimated, abnormal physical conditions
dentists cross paths with on a day-to-day basis in their dental chairs demand
a sharpened focus during treatment planning, delivery of care and periodontal
maintenance. Medically complex patients require clinicians with competent
insights that will deduce findings from patient medical histories and are willing
to collaborate with patients’ medical providers to provide optimal dental care.