Global threat of AMR
The British Dental Association (BDA) is working with national and international experts to combat the health risks from the growing number of pathogens in dentistry that are resistant to antibiotics, following the launch of a report at the BDA conference.
This consensus report sets out a comprehensive blueprint to help dentists play their part in the global fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), acknowledged as a world-wide threat to public health.
The BDA recognises that no one sector can address AMR in isolation and therefore hosted a high profile event last year to harness the expertise of antimicrobial specialists, educators, defence organisations, the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners, the Association of Clinical Oral Microbiologists and the Cochrane Oral Health Group.
They were joined by representatives from the Departments of Health (from three countries in the UK), Public Health England, NICE, as well as from the pharmacy, medical and veterinary professions to consider how best to conserve the effectiveness of existing antibiotics, and overcome barriers to reduce inappropriate prescribing.
The consensus report, based on the highlights from this event, points out that not only is cross-professional and international collaboration required, but patients and the public also need to be made aware of AMR and understand the difference between antibiotics and analgesics.
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