Antibiotic Resistance

Fighting antibiotic resistance during World Antibiotic Awareness Week

Taking place between 18 to 24 November, World Antibiotic Awareness Week is set to highlight the issue of antibiotic resistance.…

Dentistry

Antibiotic prescriptions in dentistry drop by a quarter

Antibiotic prescribing has reduced by 24.8% from 2013 to 2017, the latest Public Health England (PHE) report shows. Overall across…

Dentistry

FGDP(UK) endorses advice on antibiotic use

The FGDP(UK) has endorsed new advice for dentists on the use of antibiotics against infective endocarditis (IE). New advice from the…

Dentistry

World facing a ‘post-antibiotic apocalypse’

The world is facing a ‘post-antibiotic apocalypse’, Dame Sally Davies, chief medical officer (CMO) for England, has warned. That’s unless…

Dentistry

Dental leaders join forces to keep antibiotics working

Organisations from across dentistry and other health sectors have come together to ask oral health professionals to support World Antibiotic…

Dentistry

‘Concern’ over GPs prescribing unnecessary antibiotics for toothache

Over half of patients who visited their GP with dental issues were prescribed antibiotics, according to new research. In a…

Dentistry