Teeth could be capable of preserving antibodies for hundreds of years, allowing scientists to investigate the history of infectious human diseases, a...
Infections linked to medical devices such as catheters, dental implants, orthopaedics and wound dressings could be dramatically reduced using a simple...
Sweden is one of the few countries that have removed the dental health recommendation to give prophylactic antibiotics to people at a higher risk of...
The Lancet recently published an estimate of the number of deaths caused by antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which was based on an analysis of 204...
They write, “Every corner of our health system depends on antibiotics but the increasingly alarming issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) - and its...
The increase in NHS antibiotic prescriptions during the first lockdown has prompted a reminder to dental teams that antibiotics should only be used as...
A study reveals a 25% increase in the prescription of antibiotics by dentists – an unintended consequence of the COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions...
Dental teams in England who have tested positive for COVID-19 are being urged to become potential donors for the NHS convalescent plasma programme to...
Doctors are urging people to protect themselves and their families from flu over the coming week amid warnings that new cases may peak over the busy...
National dental organisations are supporting World Antibiotic Awareness Week by reminding the dental profession about the importance of using...
A new study has found that 81% of antibiotics prescribed by dentists to prevent infections prior to dental visits are unnecessary.
Dentists in the US write 37 times more opioid prescriptions than dentists in England.
