Comprehensive Medication and Dental Care Guidance

Compile all your medications into a comprehensive, accurate, up-to-date list, including prescription medicines, non-prescription drugs, dietary supplements and herbal remedies, including their doses, duration of therapy and reasons for use. This can be provided in a hard copy or electronically, which you can share with other health professionals.

Using the comprehensive medication list, relevant dental precautions can be noted for medicines you are currently or were recently on, detailing the impact these medicines may have on dental procedures and how the risks can be managed.

Advise can be provided regarding which medicines require temporary suspension prior to dental procedures, for how long and when they should be restarted.

Real or potential drug side effects can be identified, and whether they may be contributing to your current or future oral health symptoms. General risk of side effects and how they compare with potential drug benefit can also be discussed.

Real or potential drug interactions between your current medicines and those the dentist may use or prescribe can be Identified and managed.

A collaborative action plan can be created to manage any of the drug-related problems identified or discussed, to the satisfaction of all involved.

You can consult Geraldine to help solve any problems you are having with your medicines or for a general discussion about your medicines so you can understand and use them to maximise their benefits and minimise their risks.