Media contributions
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Title Dentists warn Government on dangers of antibiotic over-prescribing Media name/outlet UoM News Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 12/03/25 Description In an open letter to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, dentists have warned that a failure to fully meet demand for urgent dental care can only increase the pressures on our health service, as antibiotics become a substitute for treatment.
The chances of a dental appointment resulting in an antibiotic prescription increased dramatically during the pandemic, and new research led by Dr Wendy Thompson from The University of Manchester shows prescribing levels across each of the UK’s four nations have been slow to return to where they would have been if the pandemic hadn’t happened.URL https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/dentists-warn-government-on-dangers-of-antibiotic-over-prescribing/ Persons Wendy Thompson Title Access crisis undermines fight against antibiotic resistance Media name/outlet GDPUK Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 12/03/25 Description Reducing the use of antibiotics in dentistry is a major part of the fight against increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
The dental antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) toolkit for primary care was developed by the Dental Subgroup of the UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) and first released in 2016.URL https://www.gdpuk.com/news/latest-news/4955-access-crisis-undermines-fight-against-antibiotic-resistance Persons Wendy Thompson Title Dentists warn Government on dangers of over-prescribing antibiotic Media name/outlet The Probe Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 12/03/25 Description In an open letter to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, dentists have warned that a failure to fully meet demand for urgent dental care can only increase the pressures on our health service, as antibiotics become a substitute for treatment.
The chances of a dental appointment resulting in an antibiotic prescription increased dramatically during the pandemic, and new research led by Dr Wendy Thompson from The University of Manchester, published today, shows prescribing levels across each of the UK’s four nations have been slow to return to where they would have been if the pandemic hadn’t happened.URL https://the-probe.co.uk/blog/2025/03/dentists-warn-government-on-dangers-of-over-prescribing-antibiotic/ Persons Wendy Thompson Title Dentists 'frustrated' by overprescription of certain drug 'putting public at risk of existential threat' Media name/outlet Manchester Evening News Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 12/03/25 Description "Frustrated" dentists are sounding the alarm over the public risk of antibiotics becoming a "substitute" for treatment.
New research led by Dr Wendy Thompson from The University of Manchester revealed that the UK's antibiotic prescribing rates surged dramatically during the Covid-19 pandemic and have been slow to return to pre-pandemic levels.URL https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/health/dentists-frustrated-overprescription-certain-drug-31185474 Persons Wendy Thompson Title Dentists: Skimping on urgent care risks fuellingantibiotic apocalypse Media name/outlet British Dental Association Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 9/03/25 Description In an open letter to Wes Streeting, dentists have warned that a failure to fully meet demand for urgent dental care will only increase the pressures on our health service, as antibiotics become a substitute for treatment.
The chances of a dental appointment resulting in an antibiotic prescription increased tenfold during the pandemic, and new research from the University of Manchester show seven now prescribing levels have not returned to where they would have been if the pandemic hadn’t happened.URL https://www.bda.org/media-centre/dentists-skimping-on-urgent-care-risks-fuelling-antibiotic-apocalypse/ Persons Wendy Thompson