Clinical Guidelines, Policies, and Positions

• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
  
  The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry's Web site includes current definitions, oral health policies, and clinical guidelines.
  
  

• American Academy of Pediatrics
  
  The American Academy of Pediatrics posts policy statements, clinical reports, technical reports, clinical practice guidelines, and parent pages.
  
  
• American Dental Association
  
  The American Dental Association posts policies and statements online. Topics include amalgam, antibiotic prophylaxis, anesthesia and pain control, dental benefits and claims, evidence-based dentistry, ethics, fluoride and sealants, infection control (including HIV), medications, piercing and tongue splitting, radiography/x-rays, and tobacco and nicotine.
  • Clinical Recommendations, from the ADA's Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry
    
  • See also: Oral Health Topics, such as Antibiotic Prophylaxis

• American Dental Hygienists' Association
  
  The American Dental Hygienists' Association's Professional Issues page offers position statements on dental hygiene, access to care, educational standards, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); and links to selected congressional testimony and statements from other organizations.
  
  
• The American Journal of Cardiology and Journal of Periodontology Editors' Consensus: Periodontitis and
  Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
  
  Recently published consensus paper encourages periodontists and cardiologists to join together to promote patient health.

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