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Yes a dentist can write a prescription for antibiotics when they are necessary within the scope of his/her practice. Generally a dentist will prescribe painkillers after an oral operation such as a wisdom tooth extraction. If the gums were to becomw infected for example, the dentist could prescribe a therapeutic amount of amoxil, azithromycin, and etc.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes, but ONLY within our scope of practice.
For example, when we give antibiotics, it has to be for a dental condition - we cannot give antibiotics for an infection on your arm.
Another example is pain medications - we can give prescriptions related to dental pain or jaw pain, but not for Back pain or knee pain.
We cannot give medications for other entities such as blood pressure, cholesterol, hormonal conditions, Birth Control, diabetics, and so on because they are outside our area of expertise.
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∙ 9y agoThere are guidelines they must follow. Any departure from that is inappropriate. They can if it involves head and neck and adjacent structures of mouth and sinus as related to dentistry
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