Dr. Erin Sheffield: Antibiotics - Prevalence of Allergies, Appropriate Reasons to Give, and Best Practices for Perioperative Administration

Antibiotics have become the go-to prescription for many doctors nationwide. But are antibiotics being over-prescribed and is this a cause for concern? Here today to help us answer that question is Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Dr. Erin Sheffield. Her practice is in Quincy, Illinois and, with the help of her doctor husband, she has made it her mission to rid her town of antibiotic overuse. After getting a rundown of her professional background, we learn why Dr. Sheffield decided to foc...