Shazia Kaka

Specialty Registrar (STR) in Sedation and Special Care Dentistry, Oxfordshire Healthcare Foundation Trust, UK (shazia.kaka@kcl.ac.uk)

Email: shazia_k17@hotmail.com

Cardiac transplantation and dentistry

A comprehensive dental assessment is a fundamental part of the work-up towards cardiac transplant surgery. As patients are placed on high-dose immunosuppressive regimens in the post-transplant...

Cardiomyopathy and Dentistry

There are five main types of cardiomyopathy and each affects the myocardium differently..

Periodontal treatment in patients with learning disabilities part 2: professional mechanical intervention

Although no formal guidelines exist for those with learning disabilities, a clinical evaluation of periodontal health is crucial for the diagnosis of any new patient. The BSPD and FGDP advise a BPE...

Periodontal treatment in patients with learning disabilities part 1: prevention

For any patient, the prevention of periodontal disease is the most successful form of treatment..