Prevalence of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions among dental visits, 2019.

Ashlee M MurphyUrsula C Patel Geneva M Wilson Katie J Suda

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2024)

More than half of antibiotics prescribed by dentists do not have guidelines supporting their use. Regardless of definition applied, antibiotics prescribed by dentists were commonly unnecessary. Improving prescribing by dentists is critical to reach the national goal to decrease unnecessary antibiotic use.

Keyphrases

primary care
risk factors
clinical practice
oral health
emergency department
electronic health record
drug induced