The new professional role of the dentist under aspects of internal medicine.
There is a duty to provide oral health care for patients with special needs. Preventive dental care is crucial in this group of patients. Operative care is usually straightforward under local analgesia unless there is a bleeding tendency. Nevertheless, a medical history and examination of at least the face, neck and hands is mandatory and this should be re-checked before any surgical procedure. This paper reviews the management of patients with medical problems relevant to dentistry.
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University Department of Oral Medicine, Pathology and Microbiology, Bristol Dental School and Hospital.
D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill / Q000379:methods; D003815:Dentists; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D004358:Drug Therapy; D006331:Heart Diseases; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine