Section 1: The Microbiological and Pharmacological Basis of Antibacterial Chemotherapy
Course overview
Objectives
Section 1 deals with the microbiological and pharmacological basis of antibacterial chemotherapy.
After completing this section, the participant should be able to:
Discuss the etiology of odontogenic infections
Discuss the pharmacological basis of antibacterial chemotherapy in dentistry
Understand the mechanisms and relevance of antibacterial drug resistance
Presenter(s)
Disclosure
It is the policy of the UT Health San Antonio Office of Continuing Dental Education to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all of its sponsored educational activities. All participating speakers, course directors, and planning committee members are required to disclose to the program audience any financial relationships related to the subject matter of this program. Relationships of spouse/partner with proprietary entities producing health care goods or services should be disclosed if they are of a nature that may influence the objectivity of the individual in a position to control the content of the CDE activity. Disclosure information is reviewed in advance in order to manage and resolve any possible conflicts of interest. Specific disclosure information for each speaker, course director, and planning committee member will be shared with the audience prior to the speaker’s presentation.
Continuing Dental Education Staff members have nothing to disclose.