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dc.contributor.authorSmith, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorAl-Mahdi, Rania
dc.contributor.authorMalcolm, William
dc.contributor.authorPalmer, Nikolaus
dc.contributor.authorDahlen, Gunnar
dc.contributor.authorAl-Haroni, Mohammed
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-20T11:00:05Z
dc.date.available2020-11-20T11:00:05Z
dc.date.issued2020-06-16
dc.description.abstract<p><i>Background - </i>Prescribing in dental practice has a relatively small but important contribution to the quantity of antibiotics prescribed in primary care. This study aimed to analyse antibiotic prescribing in dentistry over time (2010–2016) in 4 different Northern European countries and their relative contribution to national outpatients consumption. <p><i>Methods - </i>This retrospective study evaluated the frequency and number of national antibiotic prescriptions written by dentists in England, Scotland, Norway and Sweden. The consumption of such antibiotics was measured using WHO defined daily doses (DDDs), DDDs per 100,000 inhabitants per day (DIDs100,000). <p><i>Results - </i>A total of more than 27 million prescriptions (27,026,599) archived between 2010 and 2016 from the four countries were analysed. The national contribution of Norwegian dentists to the total primary care prescription during this period was 8%. The corresponding figures for Sweden, Scotland and England were 7, 6, and 8%. Dental contribution to National antibiotic use in all four countries has decreased over the study time period for commonly prescribed antibiotics in dentistry, i.e., the beta-lactams (Phenoxymethyl penicillin/Amoxicillin) and metronidazole. There were less numbers of prescriptions by dentists in Norway and Sweden compared to England and Scotland. Marked differences in some classes of antibiotics were noted with Phenoxymethyl penicillin dominating in Sweden/Norway compared to Amoxicillin and Metronidazole in England/Scotland. In England and Scotland, dentists were the largest prescribers of metronidazole in primary care. Clindamycin prescriptions was higher in Norway and Sweden. <p><i>Conclusion - </i>Noticeable differences exist in prescribing patterns for the management of oral infections. High levels of metronidazole use in England and Scotland also require further analysis. All countries over the study period showed a decrease in total numbers of antibiotics prescribed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSmith A, Al-Mahdi R, Malcolm W, Palmer N, Dahlen G, Al-Haroni M. Comparison of antimicrobial prescribing for dental and oral infections in England and Scotland with Norway and Sweden and their relative contribution to national consumption 2010-2016. BMC Oral Health. 2020en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1846541
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-020-01163-x
dc.identifier.issn1472-6831
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/19888
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.relation.journalBMC Oral Health
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical dentistry disciplines: 830::Oral medicine: 835en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk odontologiske fag: 830::Oral medisin: 835en_US
dc.titleComparison of antimicrobial prescribing for dental and oral infections in England and Scotland with Norway and Sweden and their relative contribution to national consumption 2010-2016en_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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