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Antibiotic stewardship is the effort:

  • To measure antibiotic prescribing 
  • To improve antibiotic prescribing by clinicians and use by patients so that antibiotics are only prescribed and used when needed 
  • To minimize misdiagnoses or delayed diagnoses leading to the underuse of antibiotics
  • To ensure that the right drug, dose, and duration are selected when an antibiotic is needed

Improving antibiotic prescribing and use is critical to effectively treat infections, protect patients from harms caused by unnecessary antibiotic use, and combat antibiotic resistance.

CDC’s Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship offers providers and facilities a set of key principles to guide efforts to improve antibiotic use and, therefore, advance patient safety and improve outcomes. These frameworks complement existing guidelines and standards from key healthcare partner organizations, including the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, American Society of Health System Pharmacists, Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists, and The Joint Commission.

 

TIME SENSITIVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUITY:
2025 Antibiotic Stewardship Summit

The Association for Dental Safety, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will host the third annual National Antibiotic Stewardship Summit on February 2, 2025, in Atlanta, GA. The summit will present new national data and share emerging legal developments, research and toolkits. Participants will learn how to design policy for their practice/institution and will leave with new resources to advance successful stewardship in dentistry.

 Learn more and register today!

 

Below are a series of antibiotic stewardship resources for dental prescribers, dental team members, patients receiving dental care, and policymakers.

Antibiotic Stewardship for Prescribers   Antibiotic Stewardship for the Dental Team
Antibiotic Stewardship for Policymakers    Antibiotic Stewardship for Patients

 

Register TODAY for 2025 Antibiotic Stewardship Summit

The third annual Antibiotic Stewardship in Dentistry National Summit will amplify new prescribing data and relevant emerging legal developments. Participants will review research from different parts of the country and internationally and will examine a variety of stewardship toolkits. Finally, participants will engage in a work session to learn how to design policy for their practice/institution as an immediately actionable take-away from this high impact educational program. Join us on February 2, 2025, in Atlanta, GA. Learn more and register today!

On-demand recordings from previous Summits are available for FREE! Click here to register.