Screening and Monitoring Blood Pressure in Dental Practice (3rd Edition)

Course overview

Approximately 32% of American adults have high blood pressure, a risk factor for kidney disease, heart attack, stroke and chronic heart failure. The dentist is responsible for several management considerations associated with the hypertensive patient, including identification of those with undiagnosed disease and determination of appropriate management considerations when delivering dental care. This Quality Resource Guide (QRG) is designed to assist the clinician to accurately determine a patient's blood pressure and apply current contemporary approaches when providing care for the hypertensive patient. It includes the changes detailed in the 2017 Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. And the guidelines from the NHLBI Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC8), published in December 2013, are reviewed. A series of easily understood tables may serve as helpful resources for the entire dental office staff.