SDCEP: antibiotic prophylaxis and infective endocarditis
Before you use SmileConsent for relevant procedures, please read the official SDCEP implementation advice in full — especially the second edition summary of main changes. This page only points to those sources; it is not a substitute for the guidance itself.
Start here (official SDCEP)
Main changes in this edition — overview of what is new in the second edition of the implementation advice.
Open “Main changes in this edition” on SDCEPWhat the second edition covers (headlines)
SDCEP lists the following as the main areas updated in the second edition (see their page for detail and exact wording):
- Simplified classification of patients at high and moderate risk of infective endocarditis
- Amendments to cardiac conditions in those risk groups
- Amendments to recommendations for antibiotic prophylaxis around ‘at-risk’ dental procedures
- Amendments to management of patients at increased risk
- Amendments to recommended drug regimens (see SDCEP prescribing section)
Other useful SDCEP pages
About this SmileConsent page
SmileConsent provides consent workflows and documentation tools. Clinical decisions, including whether antibiotic prophylaxis is indicated, must follow current official guidance, the individual patient, and advice from the patient’s medical or cardiac team where appropriate. Always use the live SDCEP site for authoritative content.