Antibiotics

Antibiotics in dentistry: prescribing remains ‘in excess’ of pre-pandemic levels

Prescribing levels of antibiotics across each of the UK’s four nations have been slow to return to where they would…

Dentistry

Dentists ‘should prescribe antibiotics to those at risk of heart infection’

Dentists in the UK should be able to prescribe antibiotics to patients at high risk of heart disease, according to…

Dentistry

CDO Sara Hurley – ‘prioritise patients with suspected mouth cancer’

The majority of dental treatments now carried out are tooth saving, it has been confirmed. In her latest update to…

Dentistry

‘Huge concern’ – significant spike in the prescription of antibiotics by dentists

There has been a steep rise in the number of antibiotics prescribed to dental patients, a study has revealed.  Data…

Dentistry

A dental student’s guide to…antibiotics

In the first of a regular series of articles, Hannah Hook and Tina Aster give a dental student’s guide to…

Young Dentist

Dental news you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Labour promises free…

Dentistry

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

Dental organisations support World Antibiotic Awareness Week

During World Antibiotic Awareness Week, dentists and dental professionals are reminded to think about their use of antibiotics. National dental…

Dentistry

New advice sheet on analgesia for dental pain

NHS England has issued a new information sheet reminding dentists of the recommended medication for relieving dental pain and toothache…

Dentistry

The drugs don’t work

Ian Mills lifts the lid on responsible prescribing. At this time of year, we are all aware of the spread…

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Self-audit prescribing tool relaunched and five year antibiotics plan unveiled

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP(UK)) and British Dental Association have published an updated version of their Antimicrobial Prescribing…

Dentistry

Dental organisations support World Antibiotic Awareness Week

The World Health Organisation’s World Antibiotic Awareness Week has been supported by three national dental organisations who are urging the dental profession…

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

What you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Ban on the…

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

Prescribing antibiotics – what are we doing wrong?

Young dentist, Pav Chana, presents her audit review on over prescribing antibiotics. Antibiotics play a fundamental part in dentistry and…

Young Dentist

Online antibiotic prescriptions ‘indefensible’

Online antibiotic prescriptions are indefensible without seeing dental patients first, the British Dental Association (BDA) has said. The statement was made after…

Dentistry

New toolkit for effective antibiotic stewardship launched

As the number of prescriptions for antibiotics falls, a new toolkit has been launched to help support effective antimicrobial stewardship. The…

Dentistry