Dr. Erinne Kennedy, one of the architects of ADA’s new Antibiotic Guidelines, joins this week’s episode of The Official OSAP Podcast with Michelle Lee to share her valuable insights into these new guidelines.
Episode Highlights:
- Erin’s academic and professional history
- The process surrounding the creation of the new guidelines and Erin’s role within that process
- Some of the key ‘takeaways’ from the new guidelines
- How to learn more about the guidelines and access related resources
Quotes:
“The sermon in a sentence for the guidelines is this: antibiotics really are not necessary for most cases of dental pain and intra-oral swelling.”
“For the most part, in terms of prescribing antibiotics, the harms of prescribing antibiotics outweigh the benefits in most cases…this is a big mindset shift in dentistry.”
“For clinicians, we recommend really close follow-up with your patients, maybe after a few days, and the discontinuation of that antibiotic use 24 hours after your symptoms have resolved.”
Links:
More OSAP Podcast Episodes: https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/officialosappodcast/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429
OSAP’s homepage: https://www.osap.org/
Michelle Lee’s email: mlee@osap.org
The Guidelines and Resources: http://ada.org/antibiotics
Facebook Live event: “Ask an Expert—Tips for Prescribing Antibiotics” on November 18 at 1 PM ET on the ADA Facebook page:
