Challenges of Dental Care for the Pregnant Patient

As a dentist, you will need to be able to treat pregnant patients confidently. As their dental care professional, it is important to be up to date with current thinking and guidance.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Outline the stages of pregnancy
• Describe the challenges a pregnant patient poses to dental care provision
• Explain how to manage the dental care of a pregnant patient
• List which of the drugs used in dental care can be prescribed safely to the pregnant patient

As a dentist, you will need to be able to confidently treat pregnant patients.

This can be an anxious time, with many different ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ for these women.