Honorary Award Lecture: Clonidine: A Novel Way for Managing Hypertension in the Dental Office

This talk highlights the novel approach of using clonidine in dental settings to manage patients with anxiety and/or hypertension. 

Moderator: Craig Miller

After this lecture, attendees should be able to:

  1. Understand what clonidine is and why it may be useful preoperatively for anxious, hypertensive patients.
  2. Discuss cases where clonidine was used with success in the dental setting.
  3. Review precautions and recommendations for clonidine use in the dental office.

Speaker:
Robert Henry, DMD, MPH