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Medically Compromised Patient Care

Course Number: 628

References /Additional Resources

  1. Pickett, F. & Guerenlian, J. Preventing Medical Emergencies: Use of the Medical History in Dental Practice. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 3rd edition. Burlington, MA: Jones et Bartlet Learning; 2015.

  2. Forrester, J. (2021). Bacteremia. Merck Manual Consumer Version. Accessed May 1st, 2022.

  3. ADA. Clinical Practice Guidelines and Dental Evidence. Accessed May 1st, 2022.

  4. Merriam-Webster. Fibrinolysis. Accessed May 1st, 2022.

  5. Ayoade F, Li DD, Mabrouk A, et al. Prosthetic Joint Infection. [Updated 2022 May 1]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022. Accessed May 1st, 2022.

  6. World Health Organization. (31 July 2020). Antibiotic resistance. Accessed May 1st, 2022.

  7. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Antibiotic/Antimicrobial Resistance. Accessed May 1st, 2022.

  8. ADA. Antibiotic Prophylaxis Prior to Dental Procedures. Accessed May 1st, 2022.

  9. ADA. Health History Form. Accessed May 1st, 2022.

  10. Wilson WR, Gewitz M, Lockhart PB, Bolger AF, DeSimone DC, Kazi DS, Couper DJ, Beaton A, Kilmartin C, Miro JM, Sable C, Jackson MA, Baddour LM; American Heart Association Young Hearts Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease Committee of the Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; and the Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research. Prevention of Viridans Group Streptococcal Infective Endocarditis: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2021 May 18;143(20):e963-e978. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000969. Epub 2021 Apr 15. Erratum in: Circulation. 2021 Aug 31;144(9):e192. Erratum in: Circulation. 2022 Apr 26;145(17):e868.

  11. Rees HW. AAOS Appropriate Use Criteria: Management of Patients with Orthopaedic Implants Undergoing Dental Procedures. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2017 Jul;25(7):e142-e143. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-17-00004.

  12. Costantinides F, Castronovo G, Vettori E, Frattini C, Artero ML, Bevilacqua L, Berton F, Nicolin V, Di Lenarda R. Dental Care for Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease and Undergoing Hemodialysis. Int J Dent. 2018 Nov 13;2018:9610892. doi: 10.1155/2018/9610892.

  13. National Institutes of Health. The Diagnosis, Evaluation and Management of von Willebrand Disease: Full Report. Accessed May 1st, 2022.

  14. National Hemophilia Foundation. Hemophilia B. Accessed May 1st, 2022.

  15. Sedrak A, Kondamudi NP: Sickle Cell Disease. StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing, 2021, Treasure Island (FL).

  16. Little JW. Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient. 8th ed. St. Louis Mo: Elsevier/Mosby; 2013.

  17. American Dental Association. Oral Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Medications and Dental Procedures. Accessed May 1st, 2022.

  18. Teoh L, Moses G, McCullough MJ. A review of drugs that contribute to bleeding risk in general dental practice. Aust Dent J. 2020 Jun;65(2):118-130. doi: 10.1111/adj.12751. Epub 2020 Mar 13.

  19. Centers for Disease Control. Hepatitis C Questions and Answers for Health Professionals. Accessed May 1st, 2022.

  20. ADA. Pregnancy: Medication Use. Accessed May 1st, 2022.

  21. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). 2014. Pregnant? Breastfeeding? Better Drug Information is Coming. Accessed May 1st, 2022.

  22. DerSarkissian, C. (2019). What is a Thyroid Storm or Thyroid Crisis? Accessed May 1st, 2022.

  23. Felson, S. (2020). Myxedema Coma. Accessed May 1st, 2022.

Additional Resources

  1. Prevention of Infective Endocarditis Wallet Card

  2. ADA Health History Form

  3. Beam E, Osmon D. Prosthetic Joint Infection Update. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2018 Dec;32(4):843-859. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2018.06.005. Epub 2018 Sep 18.

  4. Ricciardi BF, Muthukrishnan G, Masters EA, Kaplan N, Daiss JL, Schwarz EM. New developments and future challenges in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of prosthetic joint infection. J Orthop Res. 2020 Jul;38(7):1423-1435. doi: 10.1002/jor.24595. Epub 2020 Jan 31.

  5. Teixeira, EC, Warren, JJ, McKernan, SC, McQuistan, MR, Qian, F. Prescribing practices for antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with prosthetic joints. Spec Care Dentist. 2020.

  6. Lockhart PB, Thornhill MH, Zhao J, Baddour LM, Davis J, McKnight PE, Gilbert GH, Mungia R, Mougeot JL; National Dental PBRN Collaborative Group. Prophylactic antibiotic prescribing in dental practice: Findings from a National Dental Practice-Based Research Network questionnaire. J Am Dent Assoc. 2020 Oct;151(10):770-781.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2020.04.027.

  7. Wilkins EM Wyche CJ. Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist. 11th ed. Philadelphia PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2013.