Oral Health Strategies for Patients Who Use Medical Cannabis
By Maggie Pillars, RDH, BSDH, Jennifer Cullen, RDH, BSDH, MPH
Cannabis is the most commonly used psychoactive drug in the United States and around the world.1,2 While most cannabis use is recreational, more than 4 million Americans use cannabis for medicinal purposes.3–5 The availability of cannabis and diversity of cannabis-derived products are rapidly changing in the US.6 Oral health professionals are likely to encounter patients who are either prescribed cannabis-derived drugs or have a license to purchase medical marijuana from a dispensary.
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