Drug-resistant infections affect healthcare systems, patient outcomes and public health policies globally
Meet the Team!
This program is maintained by ICD Fellow Team Members:
Dr. Christine Benoit
Dr. Sam Zwetchkenbaum
Dr. Wendy Thompson
Dr. Thomas Paumier
Understanding antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic resistance is critical to public health systems worldwide. Because of antimicrobial resistance, infections that were once easily treated with antibiotics are becoming more dangerous, causing treatment failure, prolonged suffering or even death.
The ICD Understanding Antimicrobial Resistance program aims to disseminate critical information on antibiotic resistance and appropriate use and prescribing to ICD Fellows, oral health workers and patients globally, to help spread awareness and educate.
ICD Sections, Regions and Fellows are invited to participate in this College initiative by providing program opportunities and distributing information, using their own resources and communications. The ICD Global Visionary Fund may be a source for financial support.
Educational Webinars
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Continuing Education
Antibiotic Prescribing in Dentistry – Guidelines and Patient Outcomes
Three international Fellows discuss antibiotic prescribing in dentistry guidelines and outcomes. The panel of experts, Dr. Anirudha Agnihotry (USA), Prof. Michael McCullough (Australia) and Dr. Wendy Thompson (United Kingdom), engaged in interesting conversations about antibiotic sustainability, adverse effects for patients, effective use in oral surgery and pain management, and more.
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Continuing Education
Antibiotic Resistance: what you don't know can hurt you
This video presentation provides a basic understanding of the critical worldwide importance of Antibiotic Resistance, focusing on how it impacts dentistry. The package includes introduction, handouts and study questions as well as a post-test.
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Drug-resistant infections affect healthcare systems, patient outcomes and public health policies globally. Produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this video highlights the impact of antimicrobial resistance in the United States, providing valuable context on how resistant germs move through communities, healthcare facilities or spread to other countries. how resistant germs move through communities, health care facilities or spread to distant countries.
Articles
NEW! Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (2027-2036)
(World Health Organization)
NEW! Antibiotic Aftershocks (CIDRAP-ASP of the University of Minnesota)
- Part 1: Dentists still write millions of prescriptions a year for an antibiotic with life-threatening risks
- Part 2: Curbing overuse of dental antibiotics proves daunting
- Part 3: How to avoid inappropriate dental antibiotics
What dentists need to know about new guidelines for the treatment of patients with prosthetic joints (The Journal of the American Dental Association)
Novel XDR Shigella strain identified in Los Angeles (CIDRAP-ASP of the University of Minnesota)
Study supports de-escalation of broad-spectrum antibiotics in certain sepsis patients (CIDRAP-ASP of the University of Minnesota)
Antibiotic Stewardship in Dentistry by Dr. Thomas Paumier (Dentaltown)
Bacteria strain that is resistant to antibiotics is spreading in Europe, scientists warn (Euro News.)
Fighting the Antimicrobial Resistance Global Emergency: The Lifesaving Role of Dentistry (Sage Journal)
Words from a C. diff survivor (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Prosthetic Joint Patients Undergoing Invasive Dental Procedures: Time for a Rethink? (ScienceDirect)
Quantifying the risk of prosthetic joint infections after invasive dental procedures and the effect of antibiotic prophylaxis (National Library of Medicine)
Don’t let the sun go down on antibiotics (British Dental Journal)
Prescribing of dental antibiotics up 22% (FDI World Dental Federation)
Prevention of viridans group streptococcal infective endocarditis (American Heart Association Scientific)
Patterns of dental antibiotic prescribing in 2017: Australia, England, United States, and British Columbia (Canada) (Cambridge University Press Journal: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology)
The essential role of the dental team in reducing antibiotic resistance (FDI World Dental Federation)
Alcohol-based hand sanitisers: a warning to mitigate future poisonings and deaths (British Medical Journal)
Meet Dr Wendy Thompson, lead author of FDI white paper on tackling antibiotic resistance (FDI World Dental Federation)
Addressing Antibiotic Resistance in Dentistry: “What can WE do?” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Media Resources
NEW! Manual for Antimicrobial Stewardship Fourth Edition, Dental Section (Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
NEW! Oral health and AMR: New guidelines on minimally invasive care and appropriate antibiotic use for oral health (World Health Organization)
NEW! Antibiotic Stewardship Strategies: Outpatient Dental Settings (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Antimicrobial Resistance Communications Toolkit (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Superbugs & You podcast (CIDRAP-ASP of the University of Minnesota)
Toolkit for the Use of Antibiotics in Pain Management for Adults (Choosing Wisely Canada)
Antibiotic Use for a Safe Dental Trip Brochure (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Treating Patients with Dental Pain and Swelling Fact Sheet (American Dental Association & Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
The WHO AWaRe (access, watch, reserve) antibiotics book
Together against antimicrobial resistance: oral health professionals must play their part podcast (FDI World Dental Federation)
Antimicrobial Prescribing in Dentistry: Good Practice Guidelines Chairside synopsis for common conditions (College of General Dentistry)
Commitment to Improving Antibiotic Use (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Un compromiso para mejorar el uso de antibióticos (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
COVID first wave led to spike in superbugs (The Weather Channel)
Improving Antibiotic Use Patient Hand-out (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Mejoramiento del uso de antibióticos (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
CDC’s new Antimicrobial Resistance website (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Oral Health Antibiotic Toolkit (Wisconsin Department of Health Services)
Recursos educativos para pacientes y profesionales de atención médica (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Antibiotic Safety: Do’s and Don’ts at the Dentist (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Virtual Antibiotic Stewardship Presentation by ICD Section VI Fellow Prashanth Haribabu (International College of Dentists)
Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions Initiative (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
SUPERBUGS: Antibiotic resistant worldwide killers webinar (International College of Dentists)
– Speaker slides: Presentation 1; Presentation 2
Communicating With Older Adults (The Gerontological Society of America)
Taking a “BITE” Out of Antibiotic Prescribing: Strategies to Improve Antimicrobial Usage in Dentistry podcast (SIDP)
How antibiotic resistance happens (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Tips for prescribing antibiotics for dental pain, swelling (American Dental Association)
Hand Washing Technique – WHO Approved (AllYouWantTV)