Why Antibiotics are Worse than Useless in the Management of the Dental Patient
While antibiotics have certainly been a great asset to medical practitioners over the past 8 decades or so, they are not benign and there is mounting evidence that they can be quite harmful. I have written a paper in which I explore the reasons why antibiotics have virtually no place in the management of dental/oral disease and several ways in which their use can be harmful, to the patient, the owner, your practice and humanity.
Click here for the pdf of my paper that delves deeper into this subject.
Then, make a pledge now to NOT use antibiotics to treat dental patients except in very rare and extreme circumstances.
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