The CDC estimates that there are 2.8 million antimicrobial resistant infections each year in the United States leading to 35,000 deaths. Another 29,000 people die every year from antibiotic associated C. difficile infections. Considering dentists are responsible for...

When prescribing antibiotics, dentists should be sure that the benefit outweighs the risk and that the antibiotics are being prescribed according to current guidelines and best practices. Much of the information clinicians may have learned in dental school or...