The objective of the course is to familiarise students with the principles of administering medications used in the dental office on a daily basis, such as: disinfectants, antiseptics for soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity, anti-infectives for preventing and treating oral infections, medications used in endodontics and administered to the oral mucosa, and medications increasing caries resistance of teeth. Regarding other pharmacotherapeutic classes of medications, students are familiarised with the basic characteristics of individual classes and their possible side effects occurring in the orofacial region, as well as with the possible interactions between those medications and medications used in the dental office on a daily basis.
Introduction to pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacodynamics
Side effects of medications
Medications used in dentistry
Painkillers:
Local anaesthetics
General anaesthetics
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Opioid analgesics
Medications used to prepare patients for dental treatments:
Anxiolytics; Sedative-hypnotics
Medications for treating orofacial infections
Antibiotics – penicillins, tetracyclines, macrolides, metronidazole, etc.
Medications for treating viral infections
Medications for treating fungal infections
Choosing appropriate antiseptics and disinfectants for preventing the transmission of infections in dentistry Topical medications for the oral cavity, astringents, resins, slime
Fluorine and dental caries Fluoridation mechanism and fluoride toxicity.
Medications which may interfere with dental treatments
Medications for treating cardiovascular diseases
Antihypertensives
Antiarrhythmics
Medications for treating heart failure
Medications for treating the most common psychiatric and neurological diseases:
Antipsychotics and antidepressants
Anticonvulsants, medications for treating parkinsonism
Asthma medications
Medications for treating the most common gastrointestinal diseases
Medications for treating malignant diseases
Assigned reading:
- Linčirisur: Farmakologija za stomatologe, 3. izdanje, Medicinska naklada, Zagreb, 2011.
- Farmakologija, RangHP , DaleMM, RitterJM, MoorePK ( urednici), Golden marketing, Zagreb, 2006.
- Bablenis Haveles E: Applied pharmacology for the detal hygienist. 6 izd. St. Louis:Mosby; 2010.
Further reading:
- Katzungidr.: Temeljna I klinička farmakologija, 11.izdanje, Medicinska naklada , Zagreb, 2011.
- Bradamante i dr.: Farmakološki priručnik, Medicinska naklada Zagreb, 2008.