Dentists are part of the team

When a dentist is asked to evaluate a pregnant patient's oral condition by her obstetrician, then sends a consultation report back to the referring obstetrician, it can be interpreted as a “request to treat” by the referring physician. In fact, dentists need to be a bit more proactive in these cases based on several facts. Specifically, dentists should be aware that nothing they do with the patient under local anesthesia hurts a fetus. Not only local anesthetics, but also penicill in antibiotics and narcotics are safe in pregnancy.
Source: Dental Abstracts - Category: Dentistry Tags: Commentary Source Type: research