The Ultimate Cheat Sheets and The Medical Guide for Dentists Treating Complex Patients

What's NEW and UPDATED for the 15th EDITION?

Everything! The newest Ultimate Cheat Sheets contain the updates you require to stay abreast of the shifting FDA mandates, life-saving algorithms, and a steady stream of new drugs and their interactions. Be prepared to address the controversies and questions you face in your practice every day.

Pharmacology

• The 50 drugs you are ever likely to use in dentistry and the optimal way of using them.
• Updates on the preferred status of analgesics and narcotics.
• The only 12 drugs that you're likely to use 90% of the time.
• Drug-drug interactions with local anesthetics.

New Guidelines on Antibiotics for Dental Implants

• Preventive antibiotics for implant patients - the Spanish Consensus 2022.
• New US recommendations for preventive antibiotic therapy.
• Who should get antibiotics after implants?
• What to prescribe and for how long.

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and the New Medications Taking Over

• What is Farxiga, Jardiance, Trulicity, Ozempic, Moungaro and others?
• Updated information on the newest GLP1 and GIP Receptor Agonists.
• Medical management of patients treated for Type 2 Diabetes and obesity.

Cardiovascular Disease

• Why are we seeing rapidly increasing numbers of patients with congestive heart failure?
• An array of new medications for CHF including epleronone, Aldactone, and Entresco.
• How do these drugs influence dental interventions?
• New optimal medical management for patients with coronary artery disease.

Head and Neck Cancer: Dental Implications

• Dental management of patients on chemotherapy.
• New dental implications for patients on immunotherapy.

Emergency Preparedness in the Dental Office

• Team approach to cardiopulmonary arrest in the dental office.
• Emergency equipment and medications for basic life support.
• Advanced medications for ACLS certification.
• AED and drug protocols for cardiopulmonary arrest.

And more...

• Dental implications of the top 150 drugs prescribed in the US.
• Updated guidelines on antibiotic prophylaxis for select issues.
• New ADA policy for opioid prescriptions.
• Appropriate use of vasoconstrictors in the cardiac patient.
• Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw.
• What you need to know about a patient on oral anticoagulants.
• When to avoid treating a patient with a history of angina.

The Medical Guide for Dentists Treating Complex Patients

Introduced in 2025, this comprehensive guide for dental professionals covers how to manage patients with various medical conditions. It contains 45 chapters, each structured to include an introduction, medical management, dental evaluation, and dental therapy for specific medical conditions and their impact on dental care.

Key topics covered in the book include:

• Medical History and Examination: Importance of taking a thorough medical history and performing a focused physical examination relevant to dental care.
• Diagnosis of Oral Diseases: Techniques for diagnosing oral lesions and conditions.
• Pharmacology: Overview of drugs commonly prescribed in dentistry, including analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs, local anesthetics, vasoconstrictors, and antibiotics.
• Specific Medical Conditions: Detailed dental management strategies for patients with cardiovascular diseases, endocrine disorders (such as diabetes and thyroid conditions), respiratory diseases, hepatic disorders, renal disorders, hematologic disorders, oncology patients, and those with infectious diseases or central nervous system disorders.
• Special Populations: Management of dental care for pregnant patients, nursing mothers, and patients requiring sedation dentistry.
• Antibiotic Premedication: Guidelines for antibiotic premedication for patients with valvular and cardiac indications, non-valvular indications, prosthetic joints, and those with acute dental pain and swelling.

An Introduction to Ultimate Cheat Sheets