UK Dental Medicines Advisory Service - questions asked by dentists: part 3 - prescribing of anxiolytic medications in dental practice.

The UK Dental Medicines Advisory Service (UKDMAS) provides advice to dentists and other dental healthcare professionals concerning the use of medicines and medical devices in dentistry. The commonly asked questions posed to the UKDMAS concerning the prescribing, administering or dispensing of oral anxiolytic medicines in dental practice are discussed with answers supplemented by relevant information from clinicians. These include: types of oral anxiolytics available, prescribing guidelines, appropriate dosing regimens, indications and contraindications to prescribing and drug interactions.

Dental treatment before haematopoietic stem cell transplantation - a service evaluation.

Introduction National guidance by the Royal College of Surgeons (England) recommends a dental assessment and necessary treatment before haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Within the special care dentistry department in Liverpool University Dental Hospital, patients are assessed before transplant; however, the efficiency and efficacy of the service was unknown and therefore a service evaluation was indicated.Aim To evaluate the current referral process and dental care provided before patients receive HSCT.

Managing the Medically Complex Patient: Risk Assessment and Information Gathering.

Primary care dentists are providing dental care for an increasingly medically complex cohort of patients. The ability to understand medical histories, how and when to get further information, and then to be able to risk assess the information is paramount to providing safe and effective dental care. The success of modern medicine combined with a population who are retaining their teeth and choosing to have ever more complex dentistry, means that primary care dentists are facing challenges not seen previously.

A survey of general dental practitioners in the North West of England concerning the dental care of patients following head and neck radiotherapy.

Aims: The aim of this survey was to investigate the views of general dental practitioners (GDPs) on their perceived roles and the barriers regarding dental care of patients following head and neck radio-therapy.

Methods: From a total of 1163 GDPs on the Mersey Postgraduate Dental Deanery mailing list, 369 were selected at random. Questionnaires were sent out in February 2010 followed by reminders a month later.

Computerised dental implant rehabilitation planning and execution following mandibular resection: a case report.

This paper discusses the merits of Computer Tomography (CT) based dental implant planning in the rehabilitation of patients following oral cancer This case report describes the process of prosthetic work-up, computerised implant planning, surgical treatment and successful prosthetic oral rehabilitation of a patient following segmental mandibulectomy and post-operative radiotherapy for intra-osseous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).

The significance of alcohol misuse in the dental patient.

Unlabelled: This paper presents a general overview of the consequences of alcohol use and misuse in dental patients. Current guidelines for sensible drinking, screening tools for alcohol use and medical problems associated with alcohol misuse are highlighted. The dental management and oral sequaelae of alcohol misuse and dependency are also discussed.