title: Awareness of antibiotic prescribing and resistance in primary dental care.
abstract: Dentists in primary care account for approximately one in ten of all therapeutic antibiotic prescriptions, but many of these prescriptions may be unnecessary and will contribute to the critically important problem of bacterial resistance. Emerging guidance on antimicrobial stewardship is discussed and the annual European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD), which takes place on 18 November, is highlighted.
authors: Cochrane Oral Health Group.
authors: Trevor M
authors: TM
authors: Johnson
authors: Joanna
authors: J
authors: Hawkes
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003815:Dentists / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004498:Education, Dental, Continuing; D005060:Europe; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D057970:Inappropriate Prescribing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents