2019 Fall |Endodontics and Antibiotic Update
CE Hours: 0.5
Description:Estimates suggest that pulpal disease may affect up to 30% of the world’s population. When left unchecked, pulpal disease lends itself to a reduced quality of life by means of increased pain, loss of physiologic function and compromised anatomical form of the affected dentition. Scientific literature consistently highlights the undeniable benefits of antibiotic use in treatment of disease control, more specifically odontogenic bacterial infections. However, the value of these drugs in preventing serious health complications is not always congruent with safety; because their use can be undermined by disruptive prescribing practices and behaviors that lead to misuse of antibiotics and their associated adverse effects (1).
At the conclusion, participants should be able to:
- Discuss the clinical and nonclinical indications for proper antibiotic prescribing including dosing and duration.
- List the updated recommendations regarding antibiotic prescribing for patients with a true penicillin allergy.
- Describe which antibiotic has a "black box" label and evaluate the recommended indications of this antibiotic.
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Marcus D. Johnson, DDS, MSD
Dr. Marcus Johnson, wanted to be a dentist since age 11. A Rutgers University alum and graduate of New York University Dental School, he advanced his knowledge and training receiving his Certificate of Endodontics from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio while earning his Master’s Degree of Science in Dentistry. Dr. Marcus Johnson is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. He serves as the directing endodontic attending for the General. Practice Residency at Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn and owns and operates a private office, City Endodontics in midtown Manhattan. He values organized dentistry and is active at the local, state and national levels. Currently he is President for the New York State Association of Endodontists, District 2 AAE director the host of the AAE podcast Endovoices.
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Marcus D. Johnson, DDS
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