LONDON, UK: Earlier this year, researchers from the University of Sheffield confirmed that dental patients at high risk of infective endocarditis (IE) should be given antibiotics before undergoing invasive dental treatment. Based on their findings, they urged the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to update the current guidelines, which do not recommend antibiotic prophylaxis for these patients. The UK and Sweden are the only countries in Europe to advise against the use of antibiotics in this regard. Now, NICE has confirmed that it will review the new data on prophylaxis against IE later this year.