With increasing numbers of dental patients being elderly or having medical conditions, it is important for the dentist to understand how these conditions may impact dental treatment. The Dentist’s Quick Guide to Medical Conditions presents the relevant information dentists need—symptoms, diagnostic tests, medications prescribed, and dental management—for each disease and condition. Chapters will focus on each major bodily system, including respiratory, cardiovascular, hematologic, endocrine, gastrointestinal, immune, nervous, reproductive, and urinary, as well as chapters on the liver, kidneys, skin, and psychological conditions. Appendices list guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis, additional conditions requiring antibiotics, and a quick list of diagnostic tests.

Mea Weinberg, DDS, MSD, RPh, is a practicing periodontist and licensed pharmacist, giving her unique experience and insight into medical conditions and their impact on dental treatment. She is a clinical associate professor of periodontology and implant dentistry at New York University. Dr. Weinberg has authored and co-authored numerous journal articles and has co-authored three books, including The Dentist’s Drug and Prescription Guide (Wiley, 2012).

Stuart Segelnick, DDS, MS, is in private practice in Brooklyn, New York, and a clinical associate professor of periodontology and implant dentistry at the New York University College of Dentistry. Dr. Segelnick contributed as a consulting editor for The Dentist’s Drug and Prescription Guide (Wiley, 2012).

Joseph Insler, MD, is Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, Boston University.

Samuel Kramer, DDS, is a clinical assistant professor of endodontics at New York University College of Dentistry.