🎧 Weight Loss Drugs: What Dentists Need To Know

It’s one of the hottest topics in the news: GLP-1 medications for weight loss. Learn how to navigate the unique challenges these may present when treating your patients. From chairside chats to expert intel, stay ahead of the curve.
Special Guests: Tom Viola
For more information, show notes and transcripts visit www.ada.org/podcast
🎙TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
02:51 Meet special guest Tom Viola
04:27 Origins and mechanics of weight loss medications
08:07 Enter the Gila Monster
15:21 Why should dentists care about GLP-1s?
19:06 Three important questions for a complete medical history
26:55 How to have crucial conversations about these drugs
38:11 Top recommendations for dentists treating patients using GLP-1 medications
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Resources
➡ Dental considerations for patients with Diabetes. (www.ada.org/resources/ada-lib...)
➡Read the “Ozempic Burp” article referenced from The Atlantic. (www.theatlantic.com/health/ar...)
➡Check out the ADA Online Store for Medical Emergencies in the Office: Response Guide. (engage.ada.org/p/pb/medical-e...)
➡Related articles for further reading:
American Society of Anesthesiologists Consensus-Based Guidance on Preoperative Management of Patients (www.asahq.org/about-asa/newsr...)
How Ozempic has the potential to cause halitosis (www.perioimplantadvisory.com/...)
Ozempic and sedation dentistry: A cause for concern? (www.perioimplantadvisory.com/...)
➡Find out more about Tom Viola online (www.tomviola.com/), and follow him on Facebook ( / pharmacologydeclassified ) and Instagram ( / pharmacologydeclassified .
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