title: Medication nonadherence: a role for the dental professional.
abstract: Medication nonadherence is a multifactorial and complex problem that poses an enormous health and economic burden. Medication nonadherence related to medication side effects, referred to as rational nonadherence is increasingly seen in patients. This article discusses rational nonadherence with an exemplar of osteoporosis patients discontinuing their medication, mainly bisphosphonates, for fear of complications such as osteonecrosis of jaw. Also, the possible role of dental professionals in overcoming medication nonadherence in general is outlined.
authors.affiliation: Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine Center, Division of Periodontology, Diagnostic Sciences and Dental Hygiene, University of Southern California, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, USA.
authors.forename: Satish K S
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D059266:Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw / Q000523:psychology; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D055118:Medication Adherence; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000517:prevention & control