'You had to do something': prescribing antibiotics in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and remobilisation.

ABSTRACT: Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic brought about seismic change for dentistry including the direction to provide remote advice and prescribe analgesia and antimicrobials. The possibilities for care have widened, but the impact of both restrictions and remobilisation on antibiotic prescribing is not known.Aims To report the impact of COVID-19 restrictions and remobilisation on dental antibiotic prescriptions and explore dentists' intentions and attitudes towards antibiotic prescribing.Design and setting Public Health Scotland national prescribing and claims data are reported alongside an online survey of Scottish general and public health service dentists including closed and open-ended questions.Results Antibiotic prescribing rose by 49% following the suspension of routine dental care, to

SUBMITTER: Duncan EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8609985 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature