THE HYPERTENSIVE PATIENT: CLASSIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT, 2ND EDITION

Course overview

THIS BASIC-LEVEL COURSE FAMILIARIZES DENTAL PROFESSIONALS WITH HYPERTENSION, ITS TYPES, AND ITS IMPACT ON GENERAL WELLNESS. THE COURSE REVIEWS THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF HYPERTENSION AND DESCRIBES VARIOUS NONPHARMACOLOGIC AND PHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENT OPTIONS. THE MOST COMMON MEDICATIONS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION WILL BE REVIEWED AS WILL THEIR IMPACT UPON ORAL HEALTH. A FIRM UNDERSTANDING OF THIS PREVALENT DISEASE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR TREATMENT IN THE DENTAL OFFICE WILL HELP ALL DENTAL PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF CARE TO THEIR DENTAL PATIENTS. THE MOST RECENT DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA BY WHICH THE LEVELS OF HYPERTENSION ARE CATEGORIZED WILL BE DISCUSSED.