ADA Receives CDC Grant to Advance Antibiotic Stewardship and Tissue Graft Safety

Categories: Public Health;
Posted: November 12, 2026

Edited by Dentaltown staff

Chicago—The American Dental Association (ADA) has received a five-year cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to strengthen antibiotic stewardship and develop tissue graft safety guidance in dentistry.

The ADA will work with the CDC's Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion and outside experts to develop evidence-based antibiotic prescribing guidance, along with resources to help practices use health information technology for stewardship. An ADA clinical practice statement in the October issue of JADA called for dentistry to move from a "just-in-case" approach to an "evidence-based, when absolutely needed" model.

The funding will also support guidance on human tissue allografts used in periodontal regeneration, oral reconstruction and implant site development, including recommendations on clinical documentation, informed consent, product traceability and clinician education.

For more information, visit ADA.org/antibiotics.

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