Eric T. Stoopler, DMD FDSRCS FDSRCPS

Dr. Stoopler is a Professor of Oral Medicine at Penn Dental Medicine. He completed his undergraduate studies at S.U.N.Y Binghamton in 1994 and earned his DMD from Penn in 1999. Dr. Stoopler completed a General Practice Residency at the Brooklyn VA Hospital in 2000 and an Oral Medicine Fellowship at Penn in 2002. Dr. Stoopler holds Fellowship in The American Association of Hospital Dentists, The International College of Dentists, The Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh, England), The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasgow) and is a Diplomate of The American Board of Oral Medicine and The American Board of Special Care Dentistry. Currently, he maintains an active clinical oral medicine practice at Penn Medicine and is a Consultant to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Stoopler received the University of Pennsylvania’s Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching, the Martin S. Greenberg Teaching Award for Oral Medicine, the Basic Science Teaching Award and the Alumni Award of Merit from Penn Dental Medicine. Dr. Stoopler is the only member of the dental school faculty in Penn Medicine’s Academy of Master Clinicians. He is a Past President of The American Academy of Oral Medicine, a Site Visitor Consultant for the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) and a Consultant to the Council of Scientific Affairs for the American Dental Association (ADA).

Dr. Stoopler has published over 250 peer-reviewed manuscripts, scientific abstracts, books, book chapters, monographs, expert viewpoints and web-based educational materials on various topics related to oral medicine. He is an Editor of Little and Falace’s Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient, a contributing author to Burket’s Oral Medicine, Contemporary Oral Medicine and ADA Guide to Dental Therapeutics. Dr. Stoopler served as Editor of the Medical and Dental Clinics of North America and Dermatologic Clinics. Dr. Stoopler serves on the Editorial Board for the Special Care in Dentistry Journal and as a reviewer for several prominent dental and medical journals.

Dr. Stoopler’s primary research interest is development of post-doctoral oral medicine education. He is a co-investigator on a multi-center, NIH-sponsored grant for inter-professional education regarding acute and chronic pain management. His clinical research involves evaluating oral complications associated with hematologic malignancies, chemotherapeutic agents and development of a herpes simplex virus-1 vaccine. He has presented his research on this topic in regional, national and international forums.


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Contemporary Approaches to Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Dental Practice (3rd Edition)

A dentist is often faced with the decision whether to use antibiotics prior to dental procedures to prevent an infection in the patient at a distant site. The rationale for prophylactic antibiotic use is based in biologic plausibility as bacteria from the mouth have been implicated in severe infections in other parts of the body, specifically in cardiac valves and prosthetic joints. Since antibiotic use has both individual and societal side effects, especially when used repeatedly (as in antibiotic prophylaxis), multiple considerations face the dentist considering use of prophylactic antibiotics prior to dental therapy. This Quality Resource Guide, using an evidence-based approach, focuses on antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with cardiac valvular disease and with prosthetic joints. It discusses the rationale and implementation of guidelines derived by respected associations. Clear and easily referenced tables outline: Dental Procedures for Which Endocarditis Prophylaxis is Reasonable in High Risk Patients\; Cardiac Conditions Associated with the Highest Risk of Adverse Outcome from Endocarditis for Which Antibiotic Prophylaxis before Dental Procedures is Reasonable\; Antibiotic Regimens for a Dental Procedure\; and Special Considerations for Selected Patients. The most recent guidance for use of prophylactic antibiotic therapy in patients with a prosthetic joint or other orthopedic implant is discussed, as well as the Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) developed by the Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The QRG is an important reference for the dental clinician assessing a patient with cardiac or orthopedic considerations. It also provides background information for the dental office team to answer patients&rsquo\; questions regarding prophylactic antibiotic therapy.

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