Delivering therapeutic agents course for Dental Practitioners

This session will discuss the appropriate assessment of emergency patients with dento-alveolar infections; providing information on antimicrobial resistance, scientific evidence and guidelines for appropriate use of antibiotics in the management of infections.

Learning objectives

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• list the problems associated with the inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics and the indicators for prescribing
• describe how to assess an emergency patient presenting with a dento-alveolar infection and manage their treatment appropriately

Approximately 41 million antimicrobials are prescribed in primary care in England each year. 39.2 million prescriptions for oral antibiotics are dispensed in the primary care setting.