Maria Inês Cabeceiro
Safe prescription in dentistry | Adverse drug reactions: a clinical approach
- PhD student in Dentistry at Egas Moniz School of Health and Science.
- Postgraduate degree in Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology from Egas Moniz School of Health and Science.
- Integrated Master’s Degree in Dentistry from Egas Moniz School of Health and Science.
- Integrated Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon.
- Clinical Director of Hospital-based Dental Medicine – Lusíadas Saúde.
- Clinical practice in medically compromised patients, Geriatric Dentistry, Oral Pathology and Medical Facial Aesthetics.
Nationality: Portugal
Scientific areas: Therapeutics and pharmacology
Room 1
Conference summary
In contemporary dental practice, therapeutic safety depends not only on knowing what to prescribe but also on recognising, with clinical precision, when a medicine ceases to be a solution and becomes a clinical problem instead.
Adverse drug reactions, particularly when misinterpreted, can shape future treatment decisions, perpetuate incorrect allergy labels and increase the risk of re‑exposure, making a technically robust, guideline‑aligned clinical reading indispensable.
Drawing on the best available evidence and current principles of diagnosis, management and pharmacovigilance, this lecture offers a structured approach to adverse drug reactions in dentistry, with particular attention to the medicines most relevant to everyday clinical practice and to presentations that demand immediate intervention.
The emphasis will be on distinguishing between different types of reaction, identifying key warning signs, responding appropriately to suspected anaphylaxis and documenting and communicating these events correctly as an integral part of truly safe prescribing.
Adverse drug reactions, particularly when misinterpreted, can shape future treatment decisions, perpetuate incorrect allergy labels and increase the risk of re‑exposure, making a technically robust, guideline‑aligned clinical reading indispensable.
Drawing on the best available evidence and current principles of diagnosis, management and pharmacovigilance, this lecture offers a structured approach to adverse drug reactions in dentistry, with particular attention to the medicines most relevant to everyday clinical practice and to presentations that demand immediate intervention.
The emphasis will be on distinguishing between different types of reaction, identifying key warning signs, responding appropriately to suspected anaphylaxis and documenting and communicating these events correctly as an integral part of truly safe prescribing.