When should dentists prescribe antibiotics? Some countries don’t even have guidelines to answer this question

By Maruxa Zapata Cachafeiro, Profesora de Salud Pública, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Mª de la Almudena Rodríguez Fernández, Profesora de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

We’re all familiar with the idea that we have to use antibiotics wisely. You’ve probably seen a poster at your local health centre warning about their loss of effectiveness, and with good reason – bacterial resistance to these drugs is currently one of the biggest threats to global health.

As patients, many of us have contributed, in one way or another, to this phenomenon, whether by skipping antibiotic doses,…

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