Bacteriology and Antibiotic Stewardship in Veterinary Dentistry

Antibiotics have long been used with dental infections despite the fact that there is no published evidence as to the need for them. Further we now know that they have significant negative effects, including widespread resistence.
This lecture will dispell the myths that they are ncessary and provide rashcerh to supprt severely limoting the use of antibiotcs.

• Understand why antibiotics are not indicated
• Learn teh negative effects of antibiotic overuse
• Understand bacterial behavoir in a plaque biofilm.
• Lean the limited indications for antibiotic useage