The second edition of the ADA Guide to Dental Therapeutics—revised and expanded from the original—will be unveiled this month during the ADA’s 141st annual session in Chicago.
"It’s a unique chairside reference," said Dr. Sebastian G. Ciancio, editor of both the first and second editions of the Guide. "It’s the most comprehensive dental drug reference of its kind—and the only one complete enough to bear the ADA name."
Through concisely written text and nearly 500 easy-reference tables, the new Guide describes more than 800 generic and 2,200 brand-name drugs used in dentistry and medicine. The new Guide incorporates 30 more tables than the original.
It also includes:
- – a new evidence-based overview of herbal medicines and dietary supplements;
- – a new section on drugs with a photosensitivity side effect;
- – a one-of-a-kind chapter on oral manifestations of systemic agents;
- – a special section on drug-related issues affecting dental practice, including substance abuse, tobacco-use cessation and infection control;
- – drug category descriptions that bridge the gap between simple drug dictionaries and pharmacology textbooks;
- – a complete listing of all products that bear the ADA Seal of Acceptance, an assurance that the products have met the Association’s standards of safety and effectiveness.
"A major strength of this book is that it was written by academicians and clinicians in a team approach," said Dr. Ciancio, professor and chairman of the Department of Periodontology, State University of New York at Buffalo. "Authors were selected for their expertise and reputations in dental therapeutics, and all the material was reviewed by the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs."
The first edition of the ADA Guide, introduced in February 1998, was widely hailed as a major achievement. After its release, renowned dental scientists and practicing dentists were asked to review the first edition with a critical eye. ADA Publishing, the division of ADA Business Enterprises, Inc. that produces the Guide in cooperation with the Council on Scientific Affairs, also received a crop of unsolicited letters from readers testifying to the merits of the book. Said Dr. Ciancio, "We listened carefully to all comments and incorporated many of the recommendations into the second edition."
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Dr. Sebastian G. Ciancio
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The Guide is scheduled to be updated every two years, with a third edition due in 2002. Dr. Ciancio said such updates are necessary for dentists to stay current on the medications that they prescribe and that their patients use.
"Information about drugs changes so rapidly that a reference like the Guide becomes outdated within a couple of years," he said. "That’s why we’ve committed to revising the book every two years—to ensure that dentists have the most current information possible in order to provide care for their patients."
To order a copy of the second edition of the ADA Guide to Dental Therapeutics, complete the order form on page 1490, call 1-800-947-4746 or visit "http://www.ada.org/adapco/orders/ord_dt.html".
