Dentists and oral surgeons are in good compliance with guidelines issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) in 2007 for prophylactic antibiotic use prior to
Antibiotics don’t need to be routinely prescribed for dental patients with weight-bearing joint replacements, according to a working group of dentists, orthopedic surgeons, and infectious
Antibiotic resistance presents a growing threat to global health, causing 23,000 deaths each year in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control
Every day, water used during routine dental procedures exposes patients to millions of micro-organisms. Treated city water typically enters a dental office with very few
Antiobiotic resistance is a growing concern among physicians, with leading health agencies around the world attributing its spread to the misuse and overuse of antibiotics.
Drs. Brad Bale, Amy Doneen, and David Vigerust stated in a recent study published in the Postgraduate Medical Journal that “high risk periodontal pathogens cause
Online antibiotic prescriptions are indefensible without seeing dental patients first, the British Dental Association (BDA) has said. The statement was made after the Sunday Mirror highlighted how easy it
Chris Ward, a student in his final year at the University of Manitoba College of Dentistry, has been studying magnetic nanoparticles to see if they
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A vaccine that could reduce or eliminate the need for surgery and antibiotics for severe gum disease has been validated by recently published research. Scientists
A new toolkit has been launched to help guide those prescribing antibiotics As the number of prescriptions for antibiotics falls, a new toolkit has been launched
Oral health professionals are being asked to support World Antibiotic Awareness Week Organisations from across dentistry and other health sectors have come together to ask
