Dental CE Course: Pharmacology: Drugs, Herbals, Nutraceuticals - New Issues for Dentistry

This course will present a mix of the most recent reports describing conventional drugs, herbal supplements and nutraceuticals having impact on dental practice. For conventional drugs, the aspirin and Plavix patient will be discussed, newly approved dental drugs and products described including those for RAU, herpes labialis, new dentifrices, "remineralizaion" dentifrices, OTC whitening/bleaching agents; Halcion and the new Z-drugs for sedation; articaine and paresthesias, the most recent FAQs on antibiotic prophylaxis presented, the latest on heart attacks, CRP, homocysteine levels and periodontal disease discussed including antibiotic use and increased risk of breast cancer.; and life after the Vioxx fiasco.