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Common Dental Prescriptions

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This chapter directs a new dental practitioner on how to write prescriptions correctly. The most common prescriptions that are necessary in a dental practice are illustrated here and their contraindications. This is meant as a guide, a proper review of the patient’s medical history and medications is essential prior to considering any prescriptions. If there are any questions regarding the patient’s conditions, a physician should be consulted.

My sincere gratitude to my mentor, Dr. Richard Wynn for reviewing this manuscript. It is a simplification of your work but nevertheless, I appreciate your guidance.

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  1. Department of Craniofacial Sciences, DDS University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA

    Geraldine Weinstein DDS

  2. William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Dental Service, Madison, WI, USA

    Fong Wong DMD, MS

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Correspondence to Geraldine Weinstein DDS .

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  1. University of Connecticut, School of Dental Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA

    Geraldine M. Weinstein

  2. Wellspring Dental, Brooklyn, New York, USA

    Mitchell T. Zientz

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Weinstein, G., Wong, F. (2017). Common Dental Prescriptions. In: Weinstein, G., Zientz, M. (eds) The Dental Reference Manual. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39730-6_22

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