Marie T Fluent
Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention, USA
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Oral Health Dent Manag
Misuse and overuse of antibiotics have given rise to bacteria fully adapted to the antibiotics designed to kill them. Antibiotic resistance is now a real and serious global health threat. This lecture describes how antibiotic resistance occurs and discusses the crucial need for a proper antibiotic stewardship program in the dentistry. Dentist�??s knowledge and behaviors regarding antibiotic use will be addressed; challenges faced and clinical tips for responsible antibiotic prescribing will be discussed.
Email: mfluent@osap.org