PHARMACOLOGY FOR THE DENTAL HYGIENIST
2 Credit Course Outline
Dr. Richard L. Wynn, Professor

Date No. Topic
W Sept 8
1
Course Introduction
General Principles Drug Action
 
W Sept 15 1 Local Anesthetics
Nitrous/IV Sedation
 
W Sept 22 4
Antidiabetic Drugs Type I
Antidiabetic Drugs Type II
Thyroid
 
  5 Estrogens and Hormonal Replacement Therapy (HRT)
Bone Drugs
Oral Contraceptives
 
  6 Penicillins
Non-penicillin
ABs
 
W Oct 6 7 Antibiotic prophylaxis
Antifungals
Antivirals
 
  8 Cholesterol Lowering Drugs  
W Oct 13 9 Antiplatelet\ Anticoagulant Drugs  
  10
Epilepsy *
GITract Drugs *
Antihistamines *
Alzheimer’s drugs *
 
  11 Aspirin
Acetaminophen
 
W Oct 27 12 NSAIDs
COX-2 inhibitors
 
  13 Parkinson’s Disease *
Drugs for Migraine *
Antidepressant Drugs *
Asthma *
 
W Nov 3 14 Narcotic Analgesics  
  15 Corticosteroids  
  16 Autonomic Nervous System I  
W Nov 17 17 Antipsychotics *
Respiratory Tract Drugs *
Antiretroviral Drugs (HIV Drugs) *
Anticancer Drugs (Antineoplastics) *

 
  18 Tranquilizers
Sedatives
 
W Nov 24 19 Cardiovascular I (CAD)  
  20 Cardiovascular II (Afib, Angina, CHF, MI)  
W Dec 1 21 Cardiovascular III (BP Drugs)  
  22 TBA  
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