#93 Antibiotic Stewardship: What dental teams need to know

Antibiotic prescription writing has become a concern throughout all of healthcare. According an article in the JADA, dentists prescribe 10% of all outpatient antibiotics.

• CDC Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/core-elements/index.html 
• The Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Checklist https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/community/pdfs/16_268900-A_CoreElementsOutpatient_check_2_508.pdf
• The Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/rr/rr6506a1.htm?s_cid=rr6506a1_e
• CDC Training on Antibiotic Stewardship https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/training/continuing-education.html
• ADA Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline on Antibiotic Use for the Urgent Management of Pulpal- and Periapical-related Dental Pain and Intraoral Swelling https://www.ada.org/resources/research/science-and-research-institute/oral-health-topics/antibiotic-prophylaxis 
• ADA Antibiotic Prophylaxis Prior to Dental Procedures   https://jada.ada.org/article/S0002-8177(19)30617-8/fulltext?dgcid=PromoSpots_EBDsite_ABX 

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