Oral Medicine: The Awareness of Patients Using Steroid Inhalers on the Increased Risk of Oral Candidosis: A Service Evaluation by Saleh Nasser Aldallal in BJSTR
Abstract
Objective: To perform an evaluation of the current practice of informing patients on steroid inhalers of the increased risk of oral
candidosis (thrush) as a side effect of using the inhaler.
Method: This is a service evaluation in the form of a survey
distributed to patients attending the respiratory medicine outpatient
clinic
at the Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI).
Results: The evaluation shows that the majority of patients
are not informed of the risk associated with commonly prescribed steroid
inhalers, and they feel that it is the responsibility of the doctors to
warn them about this side effect. Very few patients received advice from
their dentist on this matter.
Conclusion: All healthcare professionals are responsible for the well-being of their patients. Dentist should play active role in advising
patients on the oral side effects associated with the use of steroid inhalers.
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