Costs-Outcome Description Arising From Side Effects due the Over-Prescription of Antibiotics in Oral Healthcare in Chile.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study is to investigate the financial consequences of immediate side effects of antibiotic over-prescription in dentistry from a societal perspective; to improve resource allocation and antibiotic prescribing practices.

Methods

A cost-outcome description study was conducted, employing a decision tree model to estimate the costs arising from antibiotic over-prescription in oral healthcare. The model is based on a review of the relevant literature regarding current antibiotic prescribing practices in dentistry. It estimated the annual antibiotic prescription from 31 233 registered dentists in Chile (i.e., 1 624 428 prescriptions), with 55% of these considered unnecessary. Direct costs from a societal perspective were evaluated over a one-year time hor

SUBMITTER: Marino RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12602129 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature