Clinical Pharmacology.

Catalog description

The course will focus on an overview of the foundational knowledge of pharmacology with an emphasis on content applicable to the day-to-day clinical practice of dentistry. The pharmacology component of the course will center on dental drug knowledge and recognition including dosing and adverse events. The general principles of drug action, including pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of dental drug categories will be addressed. This will include a focus on common drug interactions with dental drugs.