title: Global antibiotic resistance and its impact on the dental community.
abstract: There is significant evidence that the global problem of microbial resistance to antibiotics has reached the dental community both in our practices and our family lives. This paper will present a global overview of microbial resistance, discuss how this problem directly affects the dental community, and show what we can do to change the situation, both as concerned citizens and as dental health care practitioners.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California School of Dentistry, USA.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Pallasch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016573:Agrochemicals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D002648:Child; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D003813:Dentistry; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D004363:Drug Utilization; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D018942:Macrolides; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D013753:Tetracycline Resistance; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
chemical_list: D016573:Agrochemicals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D018942:Macrolides