The American Dental Association has received a grant from the CDC to improve antibiotic stewardship in dentistry and develop tissue graft safety guidelines, according to a Nov. 12 news release from the ADA.
Here are four things to know:
- The ADA and CDC’s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion will collaborate with dental and public health experts over five years under the cooperative agreement.
- The grant will fund development of prescribing guidelines and tools to help dental practices use health IT tools to track and reduce antibiotic use.
- The partnership will also produce new guidance on human tissue allografts, which are grafts used in procedures such as periodontal regeneration, oral reconstruction and implant site development.
- The ADA will develop recommendations on clinical documentation, informed consent and how dental professionals can track tissue graft products and use them safely.
