T. Thakkar

Assessment of antibiotic prescribing patterns and antimicrobial resistance awareness among dentists: a mixed-methods study

Abstract Background: Antimicrobial resistance is a global “silent pandemic” with dentistry contributing 10%–12% of outpatient antibiotic use. In low- and middle-income countries such as India, the absence of context-specific national dental antibiotic guidelines, widespread over-the-counter antibiotic access, and diagn...