Southern Health Partners, Treatment Protocol - Dental and Oral Cavity
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Southern Health I Partners You r Partner In Affordable Inmate Healthcan TREATMENT PROTOCOLS Medical Department – County Jail DENTAL AND ORAL CAVITY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Treatment Protocols – Revised May 2014 – Revised November 2014- Confidential Work Product of SHP & Physician Not to be a substitution for prudent medical judgment Page | 12 SHP 000346 g • I Southern Health Partners You r Partner In Affordable Inmate Healthcan TREATMENT PROTOCOLS Medical Department – County Jail DENTAL / GUM INFLAMMATION Please notify physician/provider prior to initiating protocol Signs/ symptoms: Swollen red gum, possible facial swelling, fever, tooth pain 1. Amoxil 500mg 2 po BID x 10 days; 2. Motrin 600 – 800 mg po BID x 7 days If allergic to PCN, use clindamycin 600mg po BID x 7 days. DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS – HEART VALVE PROBLEM Please notify physician/provider prior to initiating protocol Amoxicillin 2gm po 1 hour prior to appointment. If allergic to PCN: Clindamycin 600mg po 1 hour prior to procedure. Provider’s Initial/Date: Treatment Protocols – Revised May 2014 – Revised November 2014- Confidential Work Product of SHP & Physician Not to be a substitution for prudent medical judgment Page | 13 SHP 000347
