Različiti pristupi proceni medicinskog rizika

AUTOR: Goodchild J, Glick M

homeGoodchild J, Glick M. A different approach to medical risk assessment. Endodontic Topics 2003;4:1-8.

It has been widely accepted that dentists can no longer be expected to only ?ll a tooth, extract a tooth, or replace a tooth. The maintenance of dental health is an integral component of the overall health of patients, which has clearly been publicized in numerous studies and reiterated in the Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health. Studies have shown that approximately 30% of the population will present to the dental of?ce with at least one medical condition. It has also been demonstrated that as patients become older, the likelihood of polypharmacology increases. Therefore, one of the critical issues facing dentists in practice today is how to manage a more medically complex patient population safely. Medical risk assessment has become an essential part of clinical practice, and needs to be recognized as such.

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