Antibiotic prophylaxis against infective endocarditis

Implementation Advice for National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Clinical Guideline 64 Prophylaxis Against Infective Endocarditis from the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme.

This publication has been endorsed by NICE which signifies that the advice supports the implementation of recommendations in the NICE guideline Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis.

The advice in this document is applicable to dentists working in a primary care setting and to those working in secondary care and is also of relevance to patients and the medical professionals involved in their care.