Elena Bablenis Haveles: Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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With a focus on the most commonly used drugs in dentistry, Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, 10th Edition, is the only pharmacology resource tailored specifically to dental hygiene practice, equipping you with the complete pharmacologic foundation needed to assess patients, identify drug interactions and adverse reactions, and support safe, effective oral health care delivery across an expanding scope of practice. This new edition adds timely coverage of drugs treating weight loss, ADHD, and addiction, as well as online patient questionnaires to help you develop confident, condition-specific patient assessment skills.

• Comprehensive coverage with a dental hygiene focusprovides an in-depth understanding of the most commonly used drugs, how they work, and how they affect patients' oral health and dental treatment options
• Practice opportunities for classroom and board exam prepinclude chapter review questions at the end of each chapter and practice quizzes on the Evolve companion website
• Learning features include clinical case studies in the text and on the Evolve companion website, Dental Hygiene Considerations , summary boxes and tables, and Note boxes to highlight key concepts
• Vocabulary practice includes key termscalled out in each chapter and defined in the glossary
• Engaging art program features illustrationsshowing basic principles and internal processes, along with photographs of oral conditions and side effects
• Consistent presentation of each drugallows for quick identification of key information
• Separate drug indexmakes it easy to look up specific drugs and types of drugs
• Quick-reference appendicesoffer valuable information on topics such as medical terminology, medical acronyms, and dose calculations for children

• NEW! Coverage of drugs used to treat weight loss, ADHD, and addiction prepares you to treat patients managing those conditions
• NEW! Patient questionnaires on the Evolve companion website help you learn what to ask patients who have certain conditions, such as diabetes or hypertension