New work led by the University of Plymouth and the UK Sepsis Trust has highlighted the vital need for dental professionals to know about sepsis – and,...
The Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP(UK)) and British Dental Association have published an updated version of their Antimicrobial Prescribing...
Three national dental organisations are supporting the World Health Organisation’s World Antibiotic Awareness Week by urging the dental profession to...
The British Association of Oral Surgeons (BAOS) has launched a new Antimicrobial Stewardship e-Learning resource for oral health professionals to test...
Antibiotics kill the 'good' bacteria keeping infection and inflammation in the mouth at bay.
A US team has developed robust material for dental filings that kills decay-causing microbes and resists the formation of plaque.
A mass social media campaign is encouraging dental teams to reduce dental infections and the need for antibiotics in children as well as promote...
Bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics is a natural phenomenon but is made worse by suboptimal and unnecessary use of antibiotics. Changes to...
The aim was to investigate the effectiveness of a three-day course of standard antibiotics in the management of patients with dentoalveolar abscess.
