antimicrobial resistance

Video Educates Patients About Antimicrobial Resistance

To help reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance, the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)...

Dentists Prescribed More Antibiotics During the Lockdown

One of the unintended consequences of the COVID-19 lockdowns in England earlier this year...

ER Patients Commonly Receive Opioid and Antibiotic Prescriptions for Dental Issues

More than 50% of patients who visit the emergency department for a dental-related condition...

Oral and Gut Microbiomes Show Different Antimicrobial Resistance

As the threat of antimicrobial resistance to medication increases, researchers have been investigating the...

It’s Time to Stop Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Dental Patients with Breast Implants

“We screwed up, and we ought to say so and apologise. Doctors were handed...

AAE Supports ADA Antibiotics Guidelines

The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) says that it applauds the ADA for updating...

Pre-Dental Visit Antibiotics May Have Serious Side Effects

Not only are antibiotics vastly overprescribed before most dental visits, using them for even...

Excessive Hygiene Promotes Antibiotic Resistance

As the number of people who die from antibiotic-resistant germs continues to increase around...

Antimicrobial Prescription Self-Auditing Tool Gets Updated

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP(UK)) and the British Dental Association have updated...

Dentists Prescribing Fewer Antibiotics

The British Dental Association (BDA) applauds dentists for heeding the call to reduce unnecessary...