ai activity activity add-circle add-circle add-document add-new-comment add-solid-circle add-solid-circle add-to-cart add-to-cart add-users add-users airplay alarm alarm-clock alert alert-drug alert-drug alert-outline-circle alert-outline-square alert-outline-square alert-qsen alert-qsen alert-safety alert-safety alert-solid-circle alert-solid-circle alert-solid-square alert-solid-square alert-tornado alert-tornado alert-unexpected-error alert-unexpected-error alert-unsupported-browser alert-unsupported-browser alignment app-store app-switcher app-switcher apple approve-document archive arrow-down arrow-left arrow-right arrow-stat-up arrow-stat-up arrow-up article-in-press assessment-activity assessment-activity assignments assignments audio-slides backspace bicycle binocular blueprint blueprint book bookmark bookmarkoff bookmarkoff bookmarkon bookmarkon books box bubble-chart bullseye business-man business-phone calculator calendar calendar-empty calendar-empty calendar-not-available calendar-not-available call-center camera camera-film card-collapse card-collapse card-expand card-expand carrot case-study case-study caution charge-battery check-clipboard checkmark checkmark chevron-down chevron-down chevron-left chevron-left chevron-right chevron-right chevron-up chevron-up circle circle circle-map-view citatonbench clinical-trial clinical-trial clock clockwise clockwise close close close-quotes cloud cloud-download cloud-upload clouds coffee coffee coffee-bean coffee-not-available coffee-not-available colander collapse collapse column-left column-middle column-right columns comb comment compare-saved-versions compass computer computer-mouse confirmation-outline-circle confirmation-outline-circle confirmation-solid-circle confirmation-solid-circle connection contract countries-edit countries country-edit couple-of-people create-bibliography credit-card crop crop cursor cycle-question cycle-question cycle-square cycle-square database delete-document directions discussion discussion doc doc-file document-check document-check document-checked document-checked document-csv document-csv document-new document-new document-not-available document-not-available down-left down-right download drag draw-structure-new draw-structure-new drop duplicate-document dvd-player ebook ebook ebook-reading ebook-reading edit edit education-history eject ellipsis ellipsis-open elsevier elsevier email empowering-knowledge empty-cart emtree-taxonomy-browser epub eraser exam exam exe-file expand expand-2 expand-2 export-document export-profile-orcid eye-care eye-not-visible eye-not-visible eye-visible eye-visible facebook facebook failed-outline-circle failed-outline-square failed-solid-circle failed-solid-square fast-forward fax feedback-excited feedback-excited feedback-happy feedback-happy feedback-meh feedback-meh feedback-sad feedback-sad female-face file file filter finger-point-up finger-point-up flag flip-tile flip-tile flowchart flowchart folder folder-in folder-out folder-solid folder-solid forbidden fork fountain-pen fully-charged gif-file globe globe google-play grid group-of-people group-of-researchers hand hand hard-drive heart heart heart-solid heart-solid help-outline-circle help-solid-circle high-battery home home-institution hospital hot hot-tea hy-hart idea in-progress in-progress inbox information-outline-circle information-outline-square information-solid-circle information-solid-square instagram instagram institution institution-edit institution-ranking institutions institutions-edit interactive-case-insights journal jpg-file jump-to-first jump-to-first jump-to-last jump-to-last key lab-skills lab-skills label laptop layers leaf lesson lesson line-charts link linkedin linkedin list loading location lock log-in log-out low-battery male-face man map-location mastodon mastodon matrix-view measuring-cup medical-cross medium-battery menu menu merge microphone microwave minus minus-circle minus-circle minus-solid-circle minus-solid-circle mobi-file mobi-file mobile-phone mobipocket molecular-models moon move moving-box moving-box-down moving-box-up mp3-file multiple-layers musical-note nav-collapse nav-collapse nav-expand nav-expand navigate neuroimagery neutral-face newspaper no-editing no-smoking non-solus non-solus not-started not-started note note notebook notifications-disabled office-building open-book open-folder open-hand-right open-quotes orange outbox paperclip pause-hollow pause-hollow pause-solid pause-solid pdf-alternative pdf-file performance performance performance-not-available performance-not-available person phone phone-disabled picture pie-chart pill pin pixel play-hollow play-hollow play-solid play-solid play-video plus png-file pointing-left-up pointing-right ppt-2 ppt-2 ppt-file ppt-file printer-2 publication-set publication-sets radiology rainbow rainbow-2 rar-file rationale rationale record redo redo remove-document repeat research-area research-area-edit research-areas research-areas-edit researcher researcher-profile-needs-action researcher-profile-updated retweet rewind rotate rotate rows ruler ruler ruler-rotate ruler-rotate save-file scale-down scale-up schedule schedule search search-document secondary-result selection-panel-add selection-panel-remove send settings share share-2 shopping-cart shuffle simulation-nursing simulation-nursing skills-checklist skills-checklist skip-back skip-forward smartphone sort-asc sort-asc sort-default sort-default sort-desc sort-desc sound-high sound-low sound-medium sound-off spinner spinner standard standard star star-solid star-solid statistics stats stethoscope stop stop-gesture stopwatch strawberry structure structure study study subject-name-subcategory suitcase sun syllabus syllabus sync tables tablet teddy-bear teddy-bear temperature text-file thumbs-down thumbs-up tornado trash twitter twitter txt-file txt-file undo undo unlink unlock up-left up-right upload upwards-line-chart usb vector video-camera view-author-documents virtual-microscope warning warning webcam wheelchair woman wrench writing x x x-axis xls-file xls-file y-axis youtube youtube zip-file zoom-in zoom-out
lms folder add youtube facebook instagram google-plus link linkedin twitter
cover image - Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource,7th Edition
ISBN: 9780323445962
Copyright: 2017
Publication Date: 09-19-2016
Page Count: 864
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $112.99

Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 7th Edition

by Frank J. Dowd, DDS, PhD, Bart Johnson, DDS, MS and Angelo Mariotti, BS, DDS, PhD

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource,7th Edition
ISBN: 9780323445962
Copyright: 2017
Publication Date: 09-19-2016
Page Count: 864
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $112.99
Most review copies are eBooks – how fast!
A review copy request is most likely to be fulfilled as an eBook on VitalSource rather than a print product, unless no eBook is available. eBooks become available in as little as a few hours. Print products will take between 7 and 10 days to arrive. To request a print copy, please contact us through the Evolve Support Center for further assistance or contact your Education Solutions Consultant.
An Access Code
Important note
This is a Faculty Product!
Any student who attempts to request a review copy will be reported to the school's faculty and administration.

Provide dental students with 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. With chapters written by a team of expert contributors, this is the only book written by dental pharmacologists for the dental market. Whether discussing the drugs a patient is already taking or the drugs prescribed by the dentist, this book helps dentists and dental hygienists learn to reduce risk and provide effective dental care.

    • NEW! Case studies at the beginning of chapters and case discussions at the end help students connect pharmacologic concepts and principles with clinical practice.
    • NEW! Reorganized content is more concise, more relevant, and more visual, with a stronger focus on what students need to know for clinical practice. 
    • NEW summary tables and boxes provide quick reference to vital information, and include all-new tables on drug indications and mechanisms. 
    • NEW! Bullet points list key information at the beginning of each chapter, highlighting need-to-know concepts.
    • NEW! Full-color design and illustrations are added to this edition, enhancing realism and helping visual learners.
    • An emphasis on the dental applications of pharmacology shows how to evaluate a patient’s health and optimize dental treatment by factoring in any medications the patient may be taking.
    • Concise, comprehensive coverage helps the dental clinician provide safe and effective dental care, exploring the fundamentals of pharmacology and clearly explaining actions of specific drug groups on systems in the human body in addition to covering special topics such as pain control, fear and anxiety, and oral complications of cancer therapy. 
    • Practical appendices provide easy access to essential information, summarizing topics such as drug interactions in clinical dentistry, antiseptics and disinfectants, herbs, controlled substances, protein biopharmaceuticals, drugs used to treat glaucoma, and abbreviations.
    • Clinical Rationale for and Significance of Prescription Writing chapter and two appendices on drug prescribing cover both the medications that a patient may already be taking and drugs that a dentist may prescribe for treatment.
    • NEW companion website provides references linked to PubMed.
    • Nearly 50 expert contributors represent a diverse, authoritative panel of authors from many of the major dental schools.
    • NEW! Reorganized content is more concise, more relevant, and more visual, with a stronger focus on what you need to know for clinical practice. 
    • NEW! Case studies at the beginning of chapters and case discussions at the end help you connect pharmacologic concepts and principles with clinical practice.
    • NEW summary tables and boxes provide quick reference to vital information, and include all-new tables on drug indications and mechanisms. 
    • NEW! Full-color design and illustrations are added to this edition, enhancing realism and visual learning.
    • NEW companion website provides references linked to PubMed.
    • NEW! Bullet points list key information at the beginning of each chapter, highlighting need-to-know concepts.
  • Part 1: Principles of Pharmacology
    1. Pharmacodynamics: Mechanisms of Drug Action
    2. Pharmacokinetics: The Absorption, Distribution, and Fate of Drugs
    3. Pharmacotherapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs
    4. Pharmacogenetics: Pharmacogenomics
    Part 2: Pharmacology of Specific Drug Groups
    5. Introduction to Autonomic Nervous System Drugs
    6. Cholinergic Agonists and Muscarinic Receptor Antagonists
    7. Drugs Affecting Nicotinic Receptors
    8. Adrenergic Agonists
    9. Adrenergic Antagonists
    10. Psychopharmacology: Antipsychotic and Antidepressant Drugs
    11. Sedative-Hypnotics, Antianxiety Drugs and Centrally Acting Muscle Relaxants
    12. Anticonvulsants
    13. Antiparkinson Drugs
    14. Local Anesthetics
    15. General Anesthesia
    16. Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists
    17. Non-Opioid Analgesics; Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs; Antirheumatic and Antigout Drugs
    18. Histamine and Histamine Antagonists
    19. Antiarrhythmic Drugs
    20. Drugs Used in Heart Failure
    21. Antianginal Drugs
    22. Diuretic Drugs
    23. Antihypertensive Drugs
    24. Lipid-Lowering Drugs
    25. Antianemic and Hematopoietic Stimulating Drugs
    26. Procoagulant, Anticoagulant, and Thrombolytic Drugs
    27. Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System
    28. Drugs Acting on the Gastrointestinal Tract
    29. Pituitary, Thyroid and Parathyroid Pharmacology
    30. Adrenal Corticosteroids
    31. Insulin, Oral Hypoglycemics, and Glucagon
    32. Steroid Hormones of Reproduction and Sexual Development
    33. Antibiotic Therapy
    34. Antifungal and Antiviral Agents
    35. Immunotherapy
    36. Antineoplastic Drugs
    Part 3: Special Subjects in Pharmacology and Therapeutics
    37. Medications for Management of Chronic, Non-Odontogenic Pain
    38. Management of Fear and Anxiety
    39. Drugs of Abuse
    40. Toxicology
    41. Drugs for Medical Emergencies
    42. Clinical Rationale for and Significance of Prescription Writing
    Appendices
    Appendix 1: Protein Biopharmaceuticals
    Appendix 2: The Use of Herbs and Herbal Dietary Supplements in Dentistry
    Appendix 3: Antiseptics and Disinfectants
    Appendix 4: Drug Interactions in Clinical Dentistry
    Appendix 5: Drugs Used to Treat Glaucoma
    Appendix 6: Prescription Writing
    Appendix 7: Controlled Substances and Drug Schedules
    Appendix 8: Regulations and Drug Prescribing
    Appendix 9: Glossary of Abbreviations
  • Frank J. Dowd, DDS, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmacology; Professor, Department of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, Bart Johnson, DDS, MS, Director, General Practice Residency Program, Swedish Medical Center; Private Practice, Seattle Special Dentistry, Seattle, WA and Angelo Mariotti, BS, DDS, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Creighton University, School of Medicine and School of Dentistry, Omaha, Nebraska
Most review copies are eBooks – how fast!
A review copy request is most likely to be fulfilled as an eBook on VitalSource rather than a print product, unless no eBook is available. eBooks become available in as little as a few hours. Print products will take between 7 and 10 days to arrive. To request a print copy, please contact us through the Evolve Support Center for further assistance or contact your Education Solutions Consultant.
An Access Code
Important note
This is a Faculty Product!
Any student who attempts to request a review copy will be reported to the school's faculty and administration.