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Pediatric Medications: Implications for Dental Treatment (Sims)
Program Code:
104
Date:
Friday, May 28, 2010
Time:
9:15 AM to 12:00 PM
CST
SPEAKER
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Pamela J. Sims,
Pharm.D., Ph.D.,
Dept. of Pharmaceutical Science, McWhorter School of Pharmacy
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Dr. Pamela Sims, Professor of Pharmacokinetics in the Department of Pharmaceutical, Social and Administrative Sciences at Samford University McWhorter School of harmacy earned her B.S. Pharmacy from
the University of Florida, her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Mercer University and her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU). Prior to Samford, she served on the faculty of Idaho State University (ISU). She has received teaching awards at CU, ISU, and SU and in 1994 received the John H. Buchanan Award, SU’s highest universitywide honor for teaching excellence.
Sims holds a faculty appointment in
the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry Department of Pediatrics. She provides courses in Pharmacology to the Post-doctoral Dental Residents and
lectures to Dental students and resident. Sims coordinates and teaches in the course in Pharmacology and Therapeutics for the UAB School of Nursing to graduate students pursuing Masters or CRNP training. Sims also coordinates and teaches in pharmacology courses for the CRNP and Nurse Anesthesia students at Samford University. Sims directed a clinical pharmacokinetic service at The Children’s Hospital of Alabama from
1991 through 1993 and continues to conduct research in pediatric pharmacokinetics.
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Description
Pediatric dentists treat patients taking a variety of medications for chronic conditions including asthma, reflux, ADHD, behavior disorders, diabetes, seizure disorders and allergies. Many of these medications interact with the medications used in dental treatment including behavior modification, local anesthesia, pain control and antibiotic therapy. This program will review the medications used to treat common pediatric disorders and identify important considerations with regard to dental care of those patients including drug-drug interactions and contraindications.