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How did COVID-19 impact on dental antibiotic prescribing across England?
Introduction Antibiotic resistance is a global problem driven by unnecessary antibiotic use. Between 25 March-8 June 2020, COVID-19 restrictions severely reduced access to dentistry in England. Dental practices were instructed to manage patients remotely with advice, analgesics and antibiotics, wher...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7662720/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33188343 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41415-020-2336-6 |
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description | Introduction Antibiotic resistance is a global problem driven by unnecessary antibiotic use. Between 25 March-8 June 2020, COVID-19 restrictions severely reduced access to dentistry in England. Dental practices were instructed to manage patients remotely with advice, analgesics and antibiotics, where appropriate. Aim To describe the impact of the policy to restrict dental access on antibiotic prescribing. Methods NHS Business Services Authority 2018-2020 data for England were analysed to describe national and regional trends in dental antibiotic use. Results Antibiotic prescribing in April to July 2020 was 25% higher than April to July 2019, with a peak in June 2020. Some regions experienced greater increases and for longer periods than others. The increase was highest in London (60%) and lowest in the South West (10%). East of England had the highest rate of dental antibiotic prescriptions per 1,000 of the population every month over the study period (April to July 2020). Conclusion Restricted access to dental care due to COVID-19 resulted in greatly increased dental antibiotic prescribing, against an otherwise downward trend. As dental care adapts to the COVID-19 era, it is important to ensure access for all to high-quality urgent dental care. Understanding the reasons for variation will help to optimise the use of antibiotics in the future. |
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spelling | pubmed-76627202020-11-13 How did COVID-19 impact on dental antibiotic prescribing across England? Shah, Sagar Wordley, Valerie Thompson, Wendy Br Dent J Research Introduction Antibiotic resistance is a global problem driven by unnecessary antibiotic use. Between 25 March-8 June 2020, COVID-19 restrictions severely reduced access to dentistry in England. Dental practices were instructed to manage patients remotely with advice, analgesics and antibiotics, where appropriate. Aim To describe the impact of the policy to restrict dental access on antibiotic prescribing. Methods NHS Business Services Authority 2018-2020 data for England were analysed to describe national and regional trends in dental antibiotic use. Results Antibiotic prescribing in April to July 2020 was 25% higher than April to July 2019, with a peak in June 2020. Some regions experienced greater increases and for longer periods than others. The increase was highest in London (60%) and lowest in the South West (10%). East of England had the highest rate of dental antibiotic prescriptions per 1,000 of the population every month over the study period (April to July 2020). Conclusion Restricted access to dental care due to COVID-19 resulted in greatly increased dental antibiotic prescribing, against an otherwise downward trend. As dental care adapts to the COVID-19 era, it is important to ensure access for all to high-quality urgent dental care. Understanding the reasons for variation will help to optimise the use of antibiotics in the future. Nature Publishing Group UK 2020-11-13 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7662720/ /pubmed/33188343 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41415-020-2336-6 Text en © British Dental Association 2022, © British Dental Association 2020, corrected publication 2022. This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Research Shah, Sagar Wordley, Valerie Thompson, Wendy How did COVID-19 impact on dental antibiotic prescribing across England? |
title | How did COVID-19 impact on dental antibiotic prescribing across England? |
title_full | How did COVID-19 impact on dental antibiotic prescribing across England? |
title_fullStr | How did COVID-19 impact on dental antibiotic prescribing across England? |
title_full_unstemmed | How did COVID-19 impact on dental antibiotic prescribing across England? |
title_short | How did COVID-19 impact on dental antibiotic prescribing across England? |
title_sort | how did covid-19 impact on dental antibiotic prescribing across england? |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7662720/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33188343 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41415-020-2336-6 |
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