The American Dental Association has changed their antibiotic recommendations for dental patients. The FDA long ago gave Clindamycin a black box warning due to the risks and side effects. These recent changes remove it as a drug of choice for dental infections or prophylaxis. I'll discuss the recent changes and what you might choose to prescribe instead in this video.

Reference: Evidence-based clinical practice guideline on antibiotic use for the urgent management of pulpal- and periapical-related dental pain and intraoral swelling: A report from the American Dental Association

Journal of the American Dental Association, 2019 Nov;150(11):906-921.e12. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2019.08.020