Drug Therapy for the Pregnant Dental Patient

Drug Therapy for the Pregnant Dental Patient is organized by Dental Learning Systems, LLC and will be held from Jul 01, 2017 - Jul 31, 2020. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 2.00 Credit(s).

Description :
Providing needed dental treatment, managing oral infection, and controlling pain are essential functions of dentists for helping patients maintain overall health during pregnancy. Medications commonly required for dental care consist of local anesthetics and associated vasoconstrictors, centrally and peripherally acting analgesics, sedative and anxiolytic agents, and antibiotics. Therapeutic drugs routinely used in dental practice are selected because of their known safety and effectiveness. However, for a pregnant patient requiring dental care, the agents routinely prescribed should be re-evaluated for potential risks to the mother and/or fetus. The decision to administer a specific drug requires that the benefits outweigh the potential risks of the drug therapy. This article reviews and updates the recommendations for using dental therapeutic agents, thereby enabling general practitioners to select the safest drugs when treating pregnant dental patients.

Learning Objectives :
• discuss concerns associated with drug therapy required for dental treatment of pregnant patients
• identify the therapeutic agents used in dental practice for pregnant patients and their potential risks
• describe the effects of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use during pregnancy

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.