Monthly Reports Discourage Dentists from Prescribing Antibiotics
As concerns over antimicrobial resistance mount, health organizations are developing strategies to help dentists and other clinicians reduce the number of antibiotics they.
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Dentist Charged With 55 Infection Control Breaches
The Professional Conduct Committee of the United Kingdom’s General Dental Council (GDC) has removed Desmond D’Mello from its register of dental professionals, meaning.
- August 24, 2016
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Experts Call for Global Targets in Reducing Antibiotic Usage
The growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could reduce or even eliminate the effectiveness of many common medications, putting people’s health and lives.
- August 24, 2016
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Experts Call for Global Targets in Reducing Antibiotic Usage
The growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could reduce or even eliminate the effectiveness of many common medications, putting people’s health and lives.
- August 24, 2016
- 2 minutes read
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CDC and OSAP Issue Best Practices for Dental Antibiotic Use
Antimicrobial agents have spared millions of patients from illness and death caused by infection. But due to the wide use of these medications,.
- July 28, 2016
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Tray Doesn’t Need Antibiotics to Fight Gum Disease
Bacteria that resist antibiotics are a growing danger, prompting researchers to investigate alternative methods for fighting disease. For example, the Perio Tray from.
- June 24, 2016
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GPs Prescribing Unnecessary Antibiotics for Dental Problems
More than half of the patients in the United Kingdom who visited their general practitioner (GP) for a dental problem instead of their.
- April 1, 2016
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Doctors Play a Greater Role in Dental Care Down Under
Access to dental care in Australia is getting better. According to a 2012 study by Insight Economics, the number of practicing dentists per.
- January 20, 2016
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ADA Asks for Position on Antibiotics Council
In 2014, President Obama established the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria to identify and coordinate action across the administration to prevent.
- December 23, 2015
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Student Develops One-Shot Root Canal Alternative
Instead of performing a root canal, imagine bringing a dying tooth back to life. It may be possible, according to research by Sagar.
- November 18, 2015
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