Inpatient hospital dentistry

Inpatient hospital dentistry has been reviewed. The expanding role of the hospital as a focal point for dental treatment of the healthy as well as medically compromised patient has been emphasized. A portion of this article has been devoted to admission and discharge procedures for the dental inpatient. The hospital chart is seen as the only instrument and record of the patient management and thus the various parts of the chart have been outlined. A review of the common laboratory tests useful to dentist and physician alike is included in this section. It is hoped that the material contained herein will serve as a guide to the general dentist or specialist who may utilize the hospital to admit patients.