en Dental implant Dental implant Original article Original article <p><strong><span dir="LTR">Background and Aim:</span></strong><span dir="LTR"> Medical</span><span dir="LTR"> consultations have an important role in dental diagnosis and treatment planning, and are indicated for patients with uncertain medical</span> histories. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate <span dir="LTR">the medical consultations conducted for a group of patients in need of dental treatments. </span></p> <p><strong><span dir="LTR">Materials and Methods:</span></strong><span dir="LTR"> in this cross-sectional study, 173 medical</span> consultation requests were reviewed at the diagnosis and oral medicine department of the dental school of Kerman University of Medical Sciences during 2014-2015.<span dir="LTR"> The demographic data, reasons for consultation, and medical precautions were descriptively analyzed. </span></p> <p><strong><span dir="LTR">Results:</span></strong><span dir="LTR"> The mean age of the patients was 37.3&plusmn;6.5 years, and 64.2 % of the subjects were females.</span> <span dir="LTR">The main reasons for medical</span> consultations were hypertension (28.9 %) and cardiovascular assessment (19.7%). The main dental concerns included the need for preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis (7.5%) and the use of local anesthesia without epinephrine (19.7%).</p> <p><strong><span dir="LTR">Conclusion:</span></strong><span dir="LTR"> Medical</span><span dir="LTR"> consultations reduce the medical</span> risks associated with dental procedures and unnecessary antibiotic prophylaxis. Good communication between dentists and physicians is essential for satisfactory patient care</p> Medical consultation, Dental clinics, Patient care planning 25 29 http://jrdms.dentaliau.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-556-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Z Atai 10031947532846009899 10031947532846009899 No Associate Professor, Oral Medicine Dept, Kerman Dental School, Kerman, Iran N Navabi n_navabi@kmu.ac.ir 10031947532846009900 10031947532846009900 Yes Associate Professor, Social Determinants on Oral Health Research Center,Kerman University of Medical Sciences,Kerman, Iran SMR khoshroo 10031947532846009901 10031947532846009901 No Associate Professor, Biology Dept, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University , Kerman, Iran L Asadi 10031947532846009902 10031947532846009902 No Dentist