Global antibiotic resistance and its impact on the dental community.
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.
Pallasch
T J
TJ
University of Southern California School of Dentistry, USA.
D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003729:Dental Care / Q000379:methods*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D014943:Global Health; D006268:Health Facilities; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy