Marie T Fluent
Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention, USA
Title: Antibiotic resistance and antibiotic stewardship
Biography
Biography: Marie T Fluent
Abstract
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.