SDCEP Dental Companion
The Dental Companion, by the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP), delivers easy mobile access to SDCEP’s evidence-based guidance via Google Play, iTunes or the web.
Category: Medically related problems of the mouth (Oral Medicine)
A number of chronic and recurrent medically related disorders affect the mouth and face (e.g. mouth ulcers, lichen planus). There is a specific speciality of dentistry (Oral Medicine) which is concerned with the management of these problems. Specialists in Oral Medicine are also involved with the diagnosis and management of mouth and facial pain and potentially malignant mouth conditions.
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Oral Health Management of Patients at Risk of Medication-related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
This guidance provides recommendations, advice and information to help dental practitioners manage the routine dental care of patients prescribed anti-resorptive or anti-angiogenic drugs.
Management of Dental Patients Taking Anticoagulants or Antiplatelet Drugs
The guidance aims to provide clear and practical advice to enable the dental team to manage and treat this patient group. Information and advice covers the assessment of bleeding risk, decision making for treatment planning, newer anticoagulants and anti-platelet drugs as well as the more established medications.
Dental abscess
Information for the public about dental abscess from the NHS Inform website.
Oral health management of patients prescribed bisphosphonates
This guidance provides clear and practical advice for dentists in primary care on how to provide care for patients prescribed […]
Oral health assessment and review
This guidance document aims to facilitate the move from a restorative approach to patient care to a preventive and long-term […]
British Society for Oral Medicine
The British Society for Oral Medicine (BSOM) seeks to ‘improve the quality of life of patients who fall within the […]
Guidelines for the management of patients on oral anticoagulants requiring dental surgery
Guidelines for professionals for the management of patients on oral anticoagulants requiring dental surgery.
Latex allergies in health and social care
Natural rubber latex (NRL) is found in many products used in health and social care. And has been extensively used […]