Abstract: We read with interest Drs. Andrew and Amy Tanchyk's letter in response to our article and would like to commend them for their diligence and commitment to the overall health of their patients. Their letter opens up the age-old discussion of how much involvement dentists should have in advising overall and specific health care to their patients. We support the view that dentists should aggressively monitor and be involved in the systemic health of their patients, and we believe it is paramount to successful treatment of all patients. MULTISYSTEM DISEASESThe Journal of the American Dental AssociationVol. 139Issue 3PreviewWe write to comment on the December JADA articles by Dr. Junu Ojha and colleagues and Dr. Scott De Rossi and colleagues regarding patients with Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis.1,2 Both articles recommended appropriate local treatment for patients with moderate oral symptoms. We believe that it may be appropriate for the dentist to make clinical recommendations regarding the use of more appropriate current systemic pharmaceuticals to patients with severe oral manifestations of multisystem diseases. Full-Text PDF MULTISYSTEM DISEASES: Author's ResponseThe Journal of the American Dental AssociationVol. 139Issue 3PreviewWe thank Dr. Andrew and Dr. Amy Tanchyk for their comments in response to our article. Their letter raises an important point regarding our role as health care providers. One of our primary purposes as health care providers is to reduce the morbidity of oral disease. But is that all? Where do the boundaries lie for oral health care providers in medicine? The Drs. Tanchyk argue that it may be appropriate for the “dentist to make clinical recommendations regarding the use of more appropriate current systemic pharmaceuticals to patients with severe oral manifestations of multisystem diseases.” Full-Text PDF
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
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