British dental journal
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British dental journal · Sep 2008
An infective endocarditis audit illustrates why dental guidelines in general need to be kept clear, simple and unambiguous.
To test the effect complex, multiple dental guidelines have on establishing compliance with ideal clinical practice. ⋯ The results of this audit confirm that compliance with preferred clinical practice is noticeably compromised when complex conflicting guidelines from either different national or international authoritative bodies exist for the same condition. With particular regard to the dental guidance for infective endocarditis prophylaxis, this has now been largely circumvented in the United Kingdom by the publication of a single, unambiguous guideline from the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in March 2008.