Patient education is very important to us.  To keep our patients informed, we offer this page with relevant updates. Please click on the links below for more information.

 

AHA Updated Premedication Guidelines Good news for patients requiring antibiotic prophylaxis prior to dental treatment.  For decades, guidelines established by the American Heart Association recommended that patients with certain health conditions should take antibiotics prior to dental treatment to prevent infective endocarditis.  Recently the American Heart Association and American Dental Association released updated guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis.  Click here to read more......

 Dental Sealants  Journal Article published in the Journal of the American Dental Association (3/2008).  To read the full text article, click here

Lead in Dental Crowns  Recently, the national media reported finding lead in dental crown and bridgework.  These prosthesis were fabricated in labs in China.  Our office does not use foreign dental laboratories.  For more information, please read the statement issued by the American Dental Association.

 Dr. Berni was listed in Chicago Magazine as one of Chicago's top 40 dentists.  Check out the November issue  http://www.chicagomag.com/