title: Steroid cover in dentistry: recommendations following a review of current policy in UK dental teaching hospitals.
abstract: This article reports a project that was undertaken to determine current UK dental hospital policy with regard to the management of patients taking therapeutic doses of corticosteroids receiving dental treatment under local anaesthesia. There is variation in the medical management of this patient group, and whether practice should be standardized by means of a national policy document warrants consideration.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham Dental Hospital.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Rice
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000309:Adrenal Insufficiency / Q000188:drug therapy*; D032921:Consensus; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000209:etiology; D016134:Organizational Policy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012575:Schools, Dental; D012773:Shock, Surgical / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones