AGD 2016 in Boston
 
L20: Antibiotics in Dentistry



Subject:   016 - Pharmacotherapeutics
Credit: 3, Lecture
Date: Saturday, July 16th, 8 to 11 a.m.
Audience: D, A, ST, R
Fee:$60
Location: Level 2, Room 207

Speaker Bio: New Haven, CT; private practice limited to periodontology, implants and oral medicine; associate professor in surgery, Yale University School of Medicine,

Description:  This course is for the clinician. It will discuss the changing antibiotic options in dentistry for acute infections and prophylaxis for old and new antibiotic categories and formulations. The current American Heart Association at-risk patients and the inconsistencies for the 2015 ADA VS. the 2012 Orthopedic Surgeons’ Recommendations will be discussed. What is recommended for patients already on, or recently on an antibiotic? New data and designs dictate a new approach to cardiac and vascular stents. What is the bottom line on prophylaxis for vascular repairs, the four approaches to renal dialysis, IVC Filters, Hickman catheters, portacaths and the VA vs. VP hydrocephalus shunts. What Medical conditions affect Antibiotic selection.

 Learning Objectives:
  • Develop Algorithms for selecting antibiotics for localized and spreading infection and for antibiotic prophylaxis
  • Understand the subtleties of the AHA “Guidelines” and the inconsistencies of the 2015 ADA vs. the 2012 AAOS Prosthetic Joint Recommendations.
  • Understand the new approach to Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Stents, the four approaches to Dialysis and a myriad of Other Medical Devices
  • How does the four major drugs for Anticoagulation therapy, Pregnancy, The Nursing Mother, immunosuppressive therapy and Diabetes Mellitus affect antibiotic selection.
Crest Oral-B is the Presenting Sponsor of this course.