Medical and Pharmacology | Human diseases and medical and dental emergencies | Challenges of dental care for the pregnant patient

Challenges of dental care for the pregnant patient
Session overview
Description
As a dentist, you will need to be able to treat pregnant patients confidently. As their dental care professional, it is important to be up-to-date with current thinking and guidance.

Learning objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:

• outline the stages of pregnancy
• describe the challenges a pregnant patient poses to dental care provision
• explain how to manage the dental care of a pregnant patient
• list which of the drugs used in dental care can be prescribed safely to the pregnant patient

Prerequisites
Before commencing this session you should:

• have experience of obtaining a comprehensive medical and drug history from a patient
• have met and talked with a pregnant patient, friend or family member

As a dentist, you will need to be able to confidently treat pregnant patients.

This can be an anxious time, with many different 'dos' and 'don'ts' for these women.

As their dental care professional, it is important to be contemporary with current thinking and guidance.

This session outlines the stages of pregnancy and the challenges the pregnant patient poses for dental care provision.

The session will also explain the dental management of a pregnant patient throughout the stages of pregnancy.

Finally, this session will provide information on the drugs used in dental care and their impact upon the pregnant patient.