Tackling Antibiotic Resistance: What Should Dental Teams Do?
Explore the issue of global antibiotic resistance and how dentists can tackle it and protect patients with this free online healthcare course from BSAC.
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3 weeks
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1 hour
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Explore how dental teams can tackle the threat of global antibiotic resistance
Antibiotics are lifesaving drugs – when you need them, you need them to work. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant threat to health and wealth globally. Dental teams can do their bit by optimising the use of antibiotics.
On this course, you’ll identify ways in which those involved in dental practice can do their bit to tackle antibiotic resistance (ABR).
You’ll explore the worldwide issue of antibiotic resistance, discovering the impact of resistant infections on dentistry, and how collaboration within a dental team can be key to tackling AMR.
What topics will you cover?
- Awareness about why and how antibiotic-resistant infections are your problem
- Motivating change by sharing examples of antibiotic stewardship, infection prevention and control, and awareness-raising from around the world
- Creating a framework to help you devise ways you and your team can help tackle antibiotic resistance in your own context
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