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Oral Medicine: The Awareness of Patients Using Steroid Inhalers on the Increased Risk of Oral Candidosis: A Service Evaluation

Volume 1 - Issue 5

*Saleh Nasser Aldallal1 and Christopher Hardy2

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    • 1Medical Student, University of Manchester, England
    • 2Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary

    *Corresponding author: Mr. Saleh Nasser Aldallal BChD, MFDS RCS (Ed), MSc, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, USA

Received: October 06, 2017;   Published: October 17, 2017

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2017.01.000449

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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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