Oral Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, 2nd edition

Quick Drug Guide–located at the beginning of each chapter for easy reference.

• Contains a complete list of all the drugs discussed in the chapter. 

Guidelines–Inform students about how the patient should take a specific drug and how the student should manage a patient taking that drug.

Case Studies–Help students integrate all information within the chapter and the book.

Board Review Questions–Prepare students for the pharmacology section of the national boards.

Rapid Dental Hints–remind students about key information or a task that should be performed that is related to the medical condition or drug topic.

Did You Know? Facts–Provide interesting information about a drug or medical condition.

Drug Classifications–an easy-to-use reference for drugs used in the textbook, complete with corresponding page numbers.

Drug Interactions–Many examples of drug-drug, drug-herb, drug-disease, and drug-food interactions are given within each chapter. The management of these interactions is also discussed.

Revised and updated with the latest on dental pharmacology.

• Content on vitamins, herbal supplements, oral management of lesions and special topics has been removed or combined within other chapters.
• Many chapters have been combined for a more streamlined and accessible presentation. 

Tables have been streamlined and redesigned.

• Information presented in tables is now broken down into bullet points instead of long paragraphs to help students effectively take away essential details.