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Preventing Infective Endocarditis

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Understanding when to prescribe antibiotic prophylaxis, and why oral hygiene may matter more, can help dental professionals prevent a potentially fatal cardiac infection.

AGD Subject Code: 750

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

After reading this course, the participant should be able to:

  1. Explain the pathophysiology, risk factors, and clinical manifestations of infective endocarditis.
  2. Identify the current American Heart Association and European Society of Cardiology guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis related to dental procedures.
  3. Describe the role of oral health maintenance in reducing the risk of infective endocarditis, especially in high-risk patients.

This course was published in the May/June 2025 issue and expires June 2028. The authors have no commercial conflicts of interest to disclose. This 2 credit hour self-study activity is electronically mediated.

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TEODORA BOERIU, BS, is a medical student at St. George University in Grenada, West Indies.


STEFAN A. HOTTEL, BS, is a dental student at the Lincoln Memorial University College of Dental Medicine in Knoxville, Tennessee.


Sorin Boeriu, DDS, MsD, PhD, Dip Perio, FRCD(C), maintains a private practice limited to implant and periodontal surgery in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. He has published articles on implant dentistry, soft tissue grafting, and periodontal/restorative treatment of carious and noncarious cervical lesions and presented numerous lectures. Furthermore, Boeriu is the author of two textbooks: Periodontics in the Tradition of Bissada and Clinical Periodontology and Implant Surgery.


Timothy L. Hottel, DDS, MS, DBA, FACD, is a clinical professor at the College of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Previously, he served in a variety of key positions — including dean and director of Statewide Oral Health Initiatives — at the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry. With more than 100 published articles, Hottel is also coauthor of the textbook Dentistry for the Restorative Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary. A member of Decisions in Dentistry’s Peer Review Panel, he can be reached at: tlhottel@gmail.com.


Adam E. Saltz, DMD, MS, MPH is the managing editor of Decisions in Dentistry. A practicing periodontist in the South Portland, Maine area, Saltz currently serves as faculty consultant at Kansas City University, where he developed its predoctoral periodontal curriculum. A diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, he focuses on minimally invasive surgery, perioprosthetics, and digitized implant workflows to deliver the highest quality interdisciplinary care. Saltz is currently president-elect of the Maine Dental Association, chairs multiple state and regional committees, and was recently appointed to the American Dental Association’s New Dentist Committee. He can be reached at asaltz@belmontbusinessmedia.com.


Cristian Chirla, DDS, FMII, is in private practice in Akron, Ohio, and is a fellow of the Midwest Implant Institute.


Phillip Chirla, DMD, is in private practice in Akron, Ohio


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