Quick Tips – Dental work

Quick Tips – Dental work

•               In 2007, the widespread policy of antibiotic prophylaxis before dental procedures was challenged by an international group of academic cardiologists. The UK instituted this new approach in 2007 and just completed a four-year outcome study. They have found no increase in infective endocarditis despite cessation of pre-dental antibiotics. They do, however, still recommend antibiotics for people with congenital heart disease and artificial heart valves.

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