Antibiotic Stewardship: Integrating a Crucial Element for Dental Practices, Education, and Patient Care

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Changes in Dentists' Prescribing Patterns in Norway 2005-2015

Reidun Lisbet Skeide Kjome et al.

Summary: This study investigates the prescribing patterns of dentists in Norway from 2005 to 2015 and finds that antibiotics and analgesics are the most commonly prescribed medications. The study also reveals an increasing trend in the number of prescriptions from dentists over time, highlighting the need for evidence-based prescribing guidelines and their implementation.

INTERNATIONAL DENTAL JOURNAL (2022)

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Dispensing patterns of medicines prescribed by Australian dentists from 2006 to 2018-a pharmacoepidemiological study

Joon Soo Park et al.

Summary: This study reveals the increasing dispensing pattern and trends of dentist-prescribed antibiotics, opioids, and benzodiazepines. Further investigation may be needed to determine whether the use of these medicines is appropriate, which could lead to new educational opportunities for dentists on the proper use of medications in the future.

INTERNATIONAL DENTAL JOURNAL (2021)

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Medication Prescribing Practices in Croatian Dental Offices and Their Contribution to National Consumption

Ivana Sutej et al.

Summary: The study found an increase in prescription rate by dentists in Croatia, with antibiotics being the majority, particularly penicillins. Broad-spectrum antibiotics were more commonly prescribed than narrow-spectrum ones. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs also saw an increase in prescribing frequency.

INTERNATIONAL DENTAL JOURNAL (2021)

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