Reference Source

Dental Procedures and Oral Surgery

For Dental Procedures and Oral Surgery, blood service is American Red Cross (US); waiting period is 3 days; condition is after having oral surgery; acceptable after dental procedures as long as there is no infection present; outcome is temporary deferral, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

Criterion
Dental Procedures and Oral Surgery
Blood service
American Red Cross (US) our reading
Waiting period
3 days verified
Condition
after having oral surgery; acceptable after dental procedures as long as there is no infection present verified
Outcome
temporary deferral our reading
Sourceredcrossblood.org
Verified2026-08-06
Review by2027-02-02
DatasetBlood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services

Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.

What the source says

Acceptable after dental procedures as long as there is no infection present. Wait until finishing antibiotics for a dental infection. Wait for 3 days after having oral surgery.

redcrossblood.org, retrieved 2026-08-06

Source

Last verified against source: 2026-08-06. Due for re-check by 2027-02-02. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.