___________________________________________________________________________ Antibiotics Review DOH05AR — 5 CE CREDIT HOURS R elease D ate : 02/01/24 E xpiration D ate : 01/31/27
Antibiotics Review
Faculty Disclosure Contributing faculty, Donna Coffman, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned. Division Planner Mark J. Szarejko, DDS, FAGD Senior Director of Development and Academic Affairs Sarah Campbell Division Planner/Director Disclosure The division planner and director have disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned. Accreditations & Approvals NetCE is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to ADA CERP at www.ada.org/cerp. NetCE Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement.
Audience This course is designed for dental providers who prescribe and administer antibiotics to patients. Course Objective The purpose of this course is to provide a review of the major classes of antibiotics and their characteristics as well as an overview of selected individual agents within each class that are most useful for today’s clinical practitioner. Learning Objectives Upon completion of this course, you should be able to: 1. Describe the general characteristics and mode of action of antibiotics commonly in use. 2. Employ best practice principles for limiting the emergence and transmission of antimicro-
bial-resistant strains within the healthcare environment, including in surgical practices. 3. Discuss the mechanism of action, pharmaco- kinetics, and spectrum of activity of natural and extended-spectrum penicillins. 4. Select the most appropriate, cost-effective cephalosporin based on “generational” characteristics and spectrum of activity. 5. Describe the role of carbapenems and monobactams.
6. Discuss the characteristics, expected toxicities, and indications for the use of aminoglycosides, macrolides, and sulfonamides. 7. Outline the mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, and advantages inherent to quinolones and the tetracyclines. Faculty Donna Coffman, MD , attended medical school at the Uni- versity of Louisville and completed her residency in Family Practice at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, Mis- souri. She is board-certified in Family Medicine and currently on staff at John Cochran VAMC in St. Louis.
10/1/2021 to 9/30/2027 Provider ID #217994.
Designations of Credit NetCE designates this activity for 5 continuing education credits. AGD Subject Code 148.
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