ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Mapping Worldwide Antibiotic Use in Dental Practices: A Scoping Review.
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- Assessing Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Dentists on Antibiotic Use for Pediatric Dental Infections in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Antibiotic Prescribing Among Arab Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.International dental journal · 2026Article
- Reassessing Antibiotic Duration in Dental Infections: A Narrative Review and Marginal Benefit-Harm Framework with a Clinical Checklist.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Operative stewardship: reclaiming the role of surgical source control in dental antimicrobial stewardship.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Article
- Antimicrobial resistance in dental unit waterlines: a scoping review of microbial diversity, resistance patterns, and knowledge gaps.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Review
- Oral health, antimicrobial resistance and the need for interprofessional education.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Review
- Prevalence and Predictors of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions Among Dentists in Muscat Governorate, Oman.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2026Article
- Bridging the gap: a card-based pharmacology resource to support prescribing in undergraduate dental clinical training.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Antibiotic Resistance in Dentistry: A Review.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Antibiotic Prescription in Dentistry: Trends, Patient Demographics, and Drug Preferences in Germany.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Antibiotic Prescriptions at the University Clinical Dentistry Center of Kosovo.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effect of Antibiotics on Clinical and Laboratory Outcomes After Mandibular Third Molar Surgery: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Antibiotic resistance: knowledge, attitudes, and prescribing behaviors among dental students: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Article
- Systematic Review Protocol on Antibiotic Use for infection related Orofacial Pain: Policy and Practice Implications.F1000Research · 2025Article
- Dental Antimicrobial Stewardship: Developing a Mobile Application for Rational Antibiotic Prescribing to Tackle Misdiagnosis.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Antibiotic resistance is a critical issue today, necessitating the monitoring of antibiotic usage across various sectors. To determine the defined daily doses (DDDs) of antibiotics prescribed by dentists globally, a comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed, ProQuest, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, Scopus, and EBSCOhost, resulting in the inclusion of 15 documents in this scoping review. The DDD per 1000 inhabitants per day (DID) for oral antibiotics prescribed by dentists for the studied countries was generally below 2.11, with the exception of South Korea, which had a DDD per 1000 patients per day (DPD) of less than 6.97. Most countries, except Croatia and Belgium, demonstrated a decreasing trend in DID before the COVID-19 pandemic, but restrictions during the pandemic led to an increase in these numbers. Penicillin-derived antibiotics were the most commonly prescribed antibiotic among dentists in most countries. This study highlights significant gaps and missing data regarding antibiotics prescribed by dentists worldwide. However, it also indicates that the publication of guidelines, education, and evaluation of antibiotic use can lead to more controlled and appropriate prescriptions among dental professionals.
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