NS-1 Chronic Systemic Meds & Endodontic Disease
CE Hours: 1.5
Description: Endodontic patients frequently have a complex medical history and are on a variety of medications. Evidence is emerging to associate the patients’ clinical presentation and the outcomes of endodontic treatment with some of these medications. This presentation will address some of these medications and their relevance to endodontic considerations.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the level of evidence in existing data on the association of systemic medications and endodontic conditions and their treatment outcomes.
- Describe systemic medications with potential effects on endodontic case presentation.
- Describe systemic medications that may influence the outcomes of endodontic treatment.
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Ashraf F. Fouad, D.D.S., M.S.
Dr. Fouad obtained his DDS, Certificate of Endodontics and MS at the University of Iowa.
He served on the faculty and in various administrative roles at University of Connecticut Health Center, the University of Maryland, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is currently Professor and Chair, Department of Endodontics, and Director, Advanced Endodontics Program, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Dr. Fouad has published over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 24 textbook chapters, and 140 abstracts. He edited and co-authored the textbooks: Endodontic Microbiology, as well as the fifth and sixth editions of Endodontics: Principles and Practice. He is a Diplomate and Past President of the American Board of Endodontics, and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Endodontics and Dental Traumatology. He received the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Pulp Biology and Regeneration Group of the International Association of Dental Research.
Speaker Disclosure
I declare that I have no proprietary, financial, or other personal interest of any nature or kind in any product, service, course, and/or company, or in any firm beneficially associated therewith, that will be discussed or considered during the proposed presentation
