"In a three-part series this week, CIDRAP News is investigating the overuse of antibiotics in dentistry, including changes that dentists and consumers can make to reduce the risk of harm.

Although 10% to 15% of dental antibiotics prescriptions are written for people with current infections, the rest are prescribed to people before or after a dental procedure “just in case” an infection develops, said Katie J. Suda, PharmD, a professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. Research by Suda and her colleagues found that 80% of such preventive dental antibiotics are inappropriate.”
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https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobial-stewardship/how-avoid-inappropriate-dental-antibiotics