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Books in Dental therapeutics and pharmacology

This portfolio covers drug therapies, local anesthetics, antimicrobial agents, and pain management tailored to dentistry. Showcasing recent advances, clinical trials, and guidelines, it supports practitioners and researchers in optimizing pharmacological interventions, ensuring effective, safe, and personalized patient care.

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    • Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry

      • 8th Edition
      • Frank J. Dowd
      • English
      Gain a thorough understanding of how drugs affect patient care! Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry, 8th Edition, offers comprehensive coverage of pharmacology and provides a pharmacological basis for clinical practice, enabling you to understand drug information and effectively evaluate the clinical use of medications to optimize dental treatment. It explores how to evaluate a patient’s health, the ways that drugs affect the body, and the potential for adverse drug interactions. With revised, concise content, an emphasis on relevance and visualization, and an ebook (included with new print purchase) for enhanced accessibility and interactivity, this edition equips you with the essential tools needed for a successful dental career.

    • Pharmacology for Dentistry 5th ed

      • 5th Edition
      • Tara V. Shanbhag + 1 more
      • English
      The fifth edition of Pharmacology for Dentistry is completely updated in accordance with the syllabus prescribed by Dental Council of India. It is designed to meet the requirement of students pursuing undergraduate courses in dentistry and for practicing dentists.

    • Mosby's Dental Drug Reference

      • 14th Edition
      • Arthur H. Jeske
      • English
      **Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® with "Essential Purchase" designation in Dentistry**No dental office should be without this quick-reference drug handbook! Ideal for chairside use by the entire dental team, Mosby's Dental Drug Reference, 14th Edition, provides guidelines for safe, accurate drug administration. More than 800 drug monographs — including 93 new monographs covering newly released, FDA-approved drugs — make it easy to find the information most relevant to oral healthcare practitioners, including indications and dosages, contraindications, interactions, side effects, serious reactions, and dental-specific drug data. Accompanied by an Evolve website with additional monographs, photos of pathologic conditions, and more, this durable, pocket-sized guide provides the current, concise drug information needed at the point of care.

    • Essentials of Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Frank J. Dowd + 1 more
      • English
      Choose the pharmacology textbook that’s ideal for the classroom, chairside use, and reference! Essentials of Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry provides a clear, succinct guide to the pharmacologic information you need to know in dental practice. The book’s streamlined approach makes it easier to understand and apply the principles of pharmacology, the ways that drugs affect the body, and the risk of adverse drug interactions. With this knowledge, you will prepare for success on the IMBDE — and optimize patient care by factoring in the drugs they take. Written by noted dental educators Frank Dowd and Angelo Mariotti, Essentials includes a fully searchable eBook version free with each print purchase.

    • Pharmacology for Dentistry

      • 4th Edition
      • Tara V. Shanbhag + 2 more
      • English
      The fourth edition of this book is thoroughly revised and updated. Following recent developments and advances in pharmacology, the book provides factual, conceptual and applied aspects of the subject. It is designed to meet the needs of students pursuing undergraduate courses in dentistry and for practicing dentists.New to This Edition• Full 4-colour format with significant revision of figures and flowcharts.• Many drugs like anti-cancer, anthelmintic, anti-malarial, anti-viral have been updated along with treatmentguidelines for HIV and tuberculosis.• Key points for dentists added wherever relevant, stimulates enthusiasm for subject.• Inclusion of prescription writing section to help students accurately write prescriptions.Salien... Features• Updated content, figures, flowcharts with addition of specific description of drugs presented as headingsand subheadings with different font. This style of presentation would not only make it easier for students tounderstand the subject in a better manner but would also help them to quickly review and revise the subjectbefore examination.• Text is presented in a simple, precise and point-wise manner, with complex information summarized in tables, student-friendly mnemonics, line diagrams and flowcharts, which makes the learning and comprehension easier for students.• Mechanism of action of drugs are illustrated with diagrams and 11 animations for better understanding.• Separate chapter on dental pharmacology discuss about the drugs used in dentistry.Online ResourcesComplimenta... access to full e-book along with animations at www.medenact.com

    • Mosby's Dental Drug Reference

      • 13th Edition
      • Arthur H. Jeske
      • English
      **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Dentistry**No dental office should be without this quick-reference drug handbook! Ideal for chairside use by the entire dental team, Mosby's Dental Drug Reference, 13th Edition provides guidelines for safe, accurate drug administration. More than 800 drug monographs make it easy to find the information most relevant to oral healthcare practitioners, including indications and dosages, contraindications, interactions, side effects, serious reactions, and dental-specific drug data. From lead editor Arthur Jeske, a well-known researcher and author on dental pharmacology, this pocket guide provides the current, concise drug information needed at the point of care.

    • Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry

      • 7th Edition
      • Frank J. Dowd + 2 more
      • English
      Gain a complete understanding of drugs affecting patient care! Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry, 7th Edition describes how to evaluate a patient’s health and optimize dental treatment by factoring in the drugs they take. It explores the basic principles of pharmacology, the ways that drugs affect the body, and the potential for adverse drug interactions. Developed by Frank Dowd, Barton Johnson, and Angelo Mariotti, with chapters from a team of expert contributors, this is the only book written by dental pharmacologists for the dental market. Whether you’re concerned about the drugs a patient is already taking or the drugs you prescribe for treatment, this book helps you reduce risk and provide effective dental care.

    • Pharmacology for the Dentist, An Issue of Dental Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 60-2
      • Harry Dym
      • English
      This issue of Dental Clinics of North America focuses on Pharmacology and Therapeutics for the Dentist. Articles will include: Emergency Drugs for the Dental Office; Oral Sedation for Adult and Pediatric Dental Patients; Update on Analgesic Medication for Adult and Pediatric Dental Patients; Medication Management for TMD/TMJ Dental Patients; Medications and their Role in the Chronic Facial/Neuropathic Pain of Dental Patients; Medication Management for Xerostomia and Glossodynia in the Dental Patient; Update on Topical and Local Anesthesia Agents for Dental Patients; Current Concepts of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Dental Patients; Medication Management of Jaw Lesions for Dental Patients; Current Update on Antibiotic Therapy for Odontogenic Infections in Dental Patients; Review of Top 10 Prescribed Drugs and their Interaction with Dental Treatment; Botox: Review and Its Role in the Dental Office; Medication and the Gravid and Nursing Dental Patient; Conscious IV Sedation in Dentistry: A Review of Current Therapy; Medications to Assist in Tobacco Cessation for the Dental Patient; Topical and Systemic Drugs in the Treatment of Oral Ulcers for the Dental Patient, and more!

    • Pharmacology for Dentistry

      • 2nd Edition
      • Tara V. Shanbhag + 2 more
      • English
      This book is written mainly for Undergraduate Dental Students. Its user-friendly format provides knowledge of pharmacology without extraneous details—as needed by BDS students. The book will also be useful for practicing Dentists and Pharmacy students.

    • Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry

      • 6th Edition
      • John A. Yagiela + 4 more
      • English
      Use your knowledge of pharmacology to enhance oral care! Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry, 6th Edition describes how to evaluate a patient’s health and optimize dental treatment by factoring in the drugs they take. It explores the basic fundamentals of pharmacology, special topics such as pain control, fear and anxiety, and oral complications of cancer therapy, and most importantly, the actions of specific drug groups on the human body. Whether you’re concerned about the drugs a patient is already taking or the drugs you prescribe for treatment, this book helps you reduce risk and provide effective dental care.