DH 124A - Pharmacology for Dental Hygiene I

1. Communicate effectively with patients and colleagues regarding drugs
   1. Describe the role of pharmacology in the dental hygiene process of care
   2. List and utilize the various online an computer drug references
   3. Discuss various federal drug laws and their impact on drug regulation
   4. Identify the various parts of a written prescription
   5. Discuss how to avoid errors in prescription writing
   6. Discuss the concept of generic substitution
2. Apply the fundamentals of drug actions.
   1. Compare and contrast the terms pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics
   2. Describe common routes of drug administration
   3. Describe the mechanisms of drug absorption through the various membranes in the body
   4. Describe absorption through the different routes of drug administration
   5. Describe the drug-receptor interaction
   6. Distinguish between a loading dose and a maintenance dose
   7. Describe the various factors involved in the biological variations of drug dosing
   8. Discuss the different types of drug effects
3. Describe the effects of drugs on the autonomic nervous system.
   1. Understand the differences between the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the autonomic nervous system
   2. Illustrate the different types of receptors and neurotransmitters in the autonomic nervous system
   3. Identify drugs affecting the autonomic nervous system – sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions
   4. Compare and contrast the effects of adrenergic and cholinergic drugs
   5. Describe the role of the autonomic nervous system drugs in dentistry
   6. Explain the use of vasoconstrictors (in local anesthetics) in dental patients
4. Describe the effects of anti-infective agents in treating bacterial infections, including dental infections and tuberculosis, and in the prevention of infective endocarditis tuberculosis
   1. List the classifications of the different antibiotics including penicillins, cephalosporins, tetracyclines, macrolides, fluoroquinolones, and nitroimidazoles 
   2. Understand the concept of bactericidal versus bacteriostatic antibiotics
   3. Describe adverse effects of the various antibiotics
   4. Explain the use of antibiotics in periodontics, implants, oral surgery, and endodontics   
   5. Discuss the rationale for use of topical agents used in dentistry
   6. List the various antimycobacterial drugs used to treat tuberculosis
   7. Discuss the dental adverse side effects of antimycobacterial drugs
5. Describe the effects of anti-viral and antifungal agents on the herpes simplex virus, HIV/AIDS, and other oral fungal infections.
   1. Illustrate the pathophysiology of herpes simplex viruses
   2. List various anti-herpetic agents
   3. Describe the appropriate dental management of patients with herpes labialis
   4. Describe the pharmacology of currently approved drugs used in the treatment of HIV infection
   5. Describe selected drugs with adverse side effects related to dentistry
   6. Explain dental implications of patients taking anti-HIV/AIDS drugs
   7. List common antifungal agents used to treat oral infections
6. Describe the patho-physiology management of pain for the dental patient.
   1. Discuss the concepts of dental pain
   2. Discuss the commonly used pharmacological agents used for the treatment of orofacial pain
   3. Identify drug-drug interactions that pertain to dental treatment
   4. Describe the classification of narcotic analgesics
   5. Discuss when a narcotic versus a nonnarcotic analgesic is indicated for dental patients
   6. Discuss screening methods to detect potential patients with a chemical dependency