Prescription Power: Top Drugs That Impact Dental Treatment
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Descriptions: The average American adult takes five or more prescription medications every day, and for older adults the number is even higher. On any given busy clinical day, you may be faced with dozens of medications that may impact your treatment decisions. Becoming familiar with the most common drugs which may have an impact on your patients and the care you provide is critical.
Objectives:
- Discuss the importance of an accurate medication history
- Identify anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications ("blood thinners") which pose concerns for dental treatment
- Review other cardiovascular medications of concern in the dental office
- Discuss implications of diabetes medications including the new weight loss offerings
- Consider common drug interaction when prescribing in the dental office
Expert Speaker: Sandra Stramoski, RDH, MSDH
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Sandra Stramoski, RDH, MSDH
Sandra Stramoski, RDH, MSDH is a faculty member at the University of Bridgeport, Fones School of Dental Hygiene, where she has taught Radiology, Pharmacology, Dental Hygiene Clinic and Research Methods. She was educated at the University of Bridgeport, where she received her degrees in dental hygiene and education. Professor Stramoski was a clinical dental hygienist for many years, practicing in several states across the country, and has been an educator for 18 years. She has published in the Journal of Dental Hygiene and Dimensions in Dental Hygiene, where she serves on their peer-review board, and has presented nationally and internationally. She is a past President of the Connecticut Dental Hygienists' Association, and received the Mabel C. McCarthy Award in 2013, the Centennial Year of Dental Hygiene.
