<p>I went and had my teeth cleaned today. The dentist made me take 2,000mg of Amoxicillin as a precaution before they would start cleaning my teeth because I am banded. Anyone else hear of this?</p>

My dentist is a sweet man but not necessarily a "communicator". I have to remind sometimes that I am a teacher not a dentist so he needs to fill in the gaps of information he assumes I know. I will call him and ask him to look into this, as well as my surgeon.

Christine, MsJoy's DH here, she's the front desk. They have no computers in their office so they do everything by hand. EVERYTHING! She has been at it for a little over three years. Two Doctors. Four Hygenists.

HOLY COW!!! 4 hygenists!!! That is a big office!!

I think you gus are close to me if I remember right, arent you in the Dallas area??

I am in Sachse. What Office does she work in? Most people will think I am weird but I actually miss doing a lot of stuff by hand. I even liked doing the peg board!! ( for those of you who do not know what that is, it is the accounting method of posting patient charges and payments, all by hand on a ledger..very time consuming but I loved it!)

How is Joys diet going? Have you started the count down yet??

bubblesstina~

My dad is a retired dentist, and my 3 sisters and I all worked in the office all through high school and college. He retired about 5 years ago, and they never had a computer, either, so I do remember the pegboard. Hadn't thought of it until you mentioned it! I was usually at the desk but also did chairside assisting...particularly liked oral surgery stuff...fillings got so boring I'd get cross-eyed!!

Emily

I posted this info on the last dental thread. Personally, it sounds as though taking antibiotics prior to dental work when you have some sort of implant would be the "better safe than sorry" approach. The DMD below says most implants are safe...

If my doc said antibiotics, for sure I'd insist that my dentist complied.

http://www.dentistry.com/pdentalupdates_05.asp

Most prosthetic implants safe during dental care

by Dr. Jerry Gordon, DMD

People who have artificial heart valves are required to take antibiotics prior to certain dental procedures to prevent a sometimes-fatal heart infection called subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE). The reason is that bacteria in the mouth during dental treatment can travel through the blood stream and infect the artificial valve. Those who have other prosthetic devices may be concerned whether their knee replacement or pin in their arm, for example, is also at an increased risk for infection after dental treatment. Fortunately, most prosthetic devices are safe from infection and do not require antibiotics prior to dental treatment....