Awareness regarding antimicrobial resistance and confidence to prescribe antibiotics in dentistry: a cross-continental student survey

Awareness regarding antimicrobial resistance and confidence to prescribe antibiotics in dentistry: a cross-continental student survey

Abstract Background The antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis is a major global threat and one of its biggest drivers is the overuse of antibiotics in humans. Dentists are responsible for 5–10% antibiotic prescriptions worldwide and recent data suggest that knowledge and prescribing practices need i...

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Main Authors: Aya Bajalan, Tiina Bui, Gabriela Salvadori, Dalton Marques, Alison Schumacher, Cassiano Kuchenbecker Rösing, Ulf Reidar Dahle, Fernanda Cristina Petersen, Antônio Pedro Ricomini-Filho, Belinda Farias Nicolau, Roger Junges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Antimicrobial stewardship
Antibiotic resistance
Microbiology
Health education
Cross-sectional survey
Drug prescriptions
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01192-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01192-x

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