Background Private practice dentists represent 72% of United States dentists. We conducted
a prospective cohort study of private practice dentists comparing antibiotic use before and …

Importance Antibiotics are recommended before certain dental procedures in patients with
select comorbidities to prevent serious distant site infections. Objective To assess the …

Background: We performed a preimplementation assessment of workflows, resources,
needs, and antibiotic prescribing practices of trainees and practicing dentists to inform the …

Background. While community antibiotic use by physicians has been declining in British
Columbia (BC), we launched this study to begin to explain a troubling trend toward …

Background Most antibiotic use in the United States occurs in the outpatient setting, and
10% of these prescriptions are generated by dentists. The development of comprehensive …

Background Antibiotic resistance is a global public health problem that is responsible for
increased patient morbidity and mortality and financial burden. Dental antibiotic prescribing …

Objectives: Dentists prescribe 10% of all outpatient antibiotics in the United States and are
the top specialty prescriber. Data on current antibiotic prescribing trends are scarce …

Background Little is known about antibiotic prescribing practices of dentists. The objective of
this study was to gain a better understanding of dentists' beliefs and behaviors regarding the …

Background Although the overall rate of antibiotic prescribing has been declining in British
Columbia, Canada, the authors conducted a study to explain the increased rate of …

Background No research has been conducted to assess whether antibiotic prophylaxis
prescribing differs by dental setting. Therefore, the goal of this study was to compare the …