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School of Dentistry: D1s: Flash Cards, Handbooks, & Online Tools

This guide contains content suitable for study and review for first-year dental students.

Flash Cards (Basic Sciences)

Databases found in Lexicomp for Dentistry

Dental Lexi Drugs

Dental Lexi-Drugs is designed for all dental professionals seeking information on commonly prescribed medications, OTCs, and herbal products. Written by dentists for dentists, this best-selling resource includes dental-specific content on thousands of drugs, natural products, and dietary supplements.

Dental Office Medical Emergencies

This database is designed to provide information for the practicing dentist and dental personnel so that prevention and management of emergencies are part of the office knowledge base. The database presents specific dental office medical emergency situations defined by symptom analysis. The database also provides information on preprocedural antibiotics and decision algorithms, oxygen delivery systems, and office protocols for occupational injuries as well as current CPR and BLS (basic life support) guidelines.

Quickly access protocols of everything from Acute Myocardial Infarction to Drug Overdoses to Hypoglycemia (Insulin Shock) to Orthostatic Hypotension to Respiratory Distress and more.

Oral Soft Tissue Diseases

This database is designed to assist in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with oral soft tissue diseases. Over 100 lesions are discussed and illustrated with one or more four-color photographs depicting clinical features and common characteristics. Recommendations for treatment and follow-up, including sample prescriptions and concise drug monographs are also included.

Oral Hard Tissue Diseases

This database is designed to assist in the visual recognition and diagnosis of common bone lesions. Over 150 high quality radiographs are presented with each lesion illustrated by one or more images depicting typical features and common variations. Recommendations for treatment and follow-up are included.

Oral Surgery

The Oral Surgery for the General Dentist database is written specifically for the general dentist practitioner. This step-by-step approach illustrates general, everyday oral surgical procedures and provides the knowledge to perform these procedures with competency. Over 660 four-color photographs with over 40 surgical cases are included with photographs of instruments and descriptions of their use accompanying each surgical case.

Little Dental Drug Booklet

This database is designed as a quick reference for the drugs most commonly used in dental practice. The information provided includes practice practice-oriented suggestions made by dental professionals. Prescription writing and prescription requirements are included. The database covers specific medical situations and the appropriate medications to be used.

Periodontics

A practical resource database intended for general dentists, dental hygienists, and students for both clinical and educational settings stressing patient-centered, evidence-based diagnosis, treatment planning, and accepted modalities of periodontal therapy. Over 400 drawings and four-color photographs are included. This database is a straightforward approach to periodontal diseases, diagnosis, therapy options, and sample treatment plans.

Natural Products Database

The Natural Products database provides valuable clinical information for commonly used natural products. Each monograph includes a Clinical Overview section and then additional in-depth fields that provide a detailed discussion of the use, dosing, adverse reactions, and interactions of each natural product.

Endodontics

A fully-illustrated database addressing current issues in endodontic therapy including the latest techniques, procedures, and materials. Over 275 color photographs, radiographs, diagrams, and drawings are included as well as dental trauma management information.

Dental Implants

Detailed diagnosis and treatment plans are presented for different case types, with restorative, step-by-step illustrations included in this database designed to initiate dental professionals into the world of implant dentistry and maintenance. Over 200 quality photographs are presented, plus diagrams and decision trees. This reference database is adaptable to any implant system and most clinical situations. It is valuable at varying levels of implant training so that the user can continue to benefit from it as he or she gains experience. Substantial information is provided about the administrative aspects of incorporating implant treatment into a general practice.

Patient Education--Disease and Procedure

Lexicomp, in collaboration with UpToDate, provides a database that contains over 4,000 leaflets outlining Conditions, Procedures, Discharge Instructions, and Healthy Living topics to assist in educating patients. All of the leaflets are available in Spanish. In addition, over 440 of the most frequently accessed leaflets are also available in 19 languages.

Patient Education--Adult Medication

Lexi-Patient Education, Lexicomp's patient advisory database, provides vital information on over 1,800 adult medications. Lexi-Patient Education follows a question-and-answer format ideal for patient counseling. Our patient advisory leaflets support compliance with JCAHO standards and are written at an easy-to-comprehend reading level. The medication leaflets are available in 19 languages.

Patient Education--Pediatric Medication

Lexi-Patient Education, Lexicomp's patient advisory database, provides vital information on over 1,000 pediatric medications. Lexi-Patient Education follows a question-and-answer format ideal for patient counseling and is directed at the parent/guardian. Our patient advisory leaflets support compliance with JCAHO standards and are written at an easy-to-comprehend reading level. The medication leaflets are available in 19 languages.

Patient Education--Natural Products

Lexicomp provides a database that contains over 125 leaflets outlining Natural Product topics to assist in educating patients. All of the leaflets are available in Spanish.

Drug Allergy and Idiosyncratic Reactions

Drug Allergy and Idiosyncratic Reactions addresses drug allergies, including reactions by drug class, considerations when managing patients with reported allergies, and more. This innovative database is based on integration of scientific and clinical literature and offers unique insight on allergic mechanisms, concepts, and categorizations. In addition, this database discusses idiosyncratic reactions which may be confused with allergy, either due to clinical presentation or patient-reported events. This data will assist the clinician in addressing allergy-related issues which are often difficult to interpret in clinical practice.

Facts & Comparisons Off-Label

This database provides detailed monographs describing off-label uses of medications, including evidence ratings and a fully referenced summary review of the supporting literature, as well as guidelines and results from key clinical studies.

Briggs Drugs in Pregnancy & Lactation

Briggs' Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation provides information on a medication's effects on the fetus during pregnancy and on the breast-feeding infant. It also includes pregnancy and breast-feeding recommendations with links to Briggs' definitions and in-line reference links to PubMed.

Facts & Comparisons REMS

This database includes summarized content of a manufacturer's Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS), which has been deemed necessary by the FDA in order to help ensure that the benefits of a drug or biological product outweigh its risks. Includes a brief overview of the REMS program and the requirements for pharmacies, prescribers, dispensing, medication guides, quantity limits, documentation, and monitoring.

Handbooks & Guides

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