Substance Abuse Flashcards
1
Q
What’s a dentists duty in terms of substance abuse
A
Must coach anyone friends family and patients
2
Q
What is a unit if alcohol
A
10ml of pure alcohol
3
Q
Why is alcoholism relevant to dentistry
A
Angular chellitis is increase
Recurrent candidosis
Sialosis
Delayed wound healing
Need to get LFTs to make sure clotting has not been reduced
4
Q
What’s Areca nut/beetle leaf
A
Smokeless tobacco in buccal sulcus causes orangey brown staining of teeth and soft tissues associated with malignancy
5
Q
What should we do in recognition of eating disorders
A
Council never leave one unturned
