title: Radiographic protocol for patients needing antibiotic prophylaxis: dental schools report no consensus.
abstract: A survey of current U.S. and Canadian dental school policies shows different opinions about whether intraoral radiographs are invasive procedures and would require antibiotic prophylaxis before treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biologic and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Tennessee College of Dentistry, Memphis 38163.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Schuman
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002170:Canada; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D006331:Heart Diseases; D006801:Humans; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011292:Premedication; D011861:Radiography, Dental; D012575:Schools, Dental; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents