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  2. Dental antibiotic prophylaxis - Wikipedia

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    Dental antibiotic prophylaxis is the administration of antibiotics to a dental patient for prevention of harmful consequences of bacteremia, that may be caused by invasion of the oral flora into an injured gingival or peri-apical vessel during dental treatment.

  3. Antibiotic prophylaxis - Wikipedia

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    Antibiotic prophylaxis is most commonly used prior to dental surgery, [2] but may be used in other cases, such as prior to sexual intercourse for patients who suffer from recurrent urinary tract infections.

  4. American Dental Hygienists' Association - Wikipedia

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    The American Dental Hygienists' Association headquarters building in Chicago. The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) is the largest national United States organization representing the professional interests of more than 185,000 dental hygienists across the country.

  5. Evidence-based dentistry - Wikipedia

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    Evidence-based dentistry (EBD) is the dental part of the more general movement toward evidence-based medicine and other evidence-based practices. The pervasive access to information on the internet includes different aspects of dentistry for both the dentists and patients.

  6. Premedication - Wikipedia

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    Premedication is using medication before some other therapy (usually surgery or chemotherapy) to prepare for that forthcoming therapy. Typical examples include premedicating with a sedative or analgesic before surgery; using prophylactic (preventive) antibiotics before surgery; and using antiemetics or antihistamines before chemotherapy.

  7. This is a list of dental organizations in the United States. [1] National. Academy for Sports Dentistry; Academy of General Dentistry; Academy of Operative Dentistry;

  8. American Dental Society of Anesthesiology - Wikipedia

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    The ADSA Town Hall Anesthesia Forum was conceived by the ADSA to address the needs and concerns of the dental community regarding the ADA Guidelines approved in 2007. Mark Feldman, President of the American Dental Association, will present the Keynote Address.

  9. Oral sedation dentistry - Wikipedia

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    Dental patients with generalized anxiety, belonephobia (fear of needles and sharp instruments), prior dental trauma, or generalized fear of the dentist can take oral medication in order to reduce their anxieties. [3] A variety of single and incremental dose protocols are used to medicate the patient as early as the day before treatment. [4]