An Audit and Feedback Intervention for Reducing Antibiotic Prescribing in General Dental Practice: The RAPiD Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

Dentists prescribe approximately 10% of antibiotics dispensed in UK community pharmacies. Despite clear clinical guidance, dentists often prescribe antibiotics inappropriately. This cluster-randomised controlled trial used routinely collected National Health Service (NHS) dental prescribing and trea...

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Published in:	PLoS medicine Vol. 13; no. 8; p. e1002115
Main Authors:	Elouafkaoui, Paula, Young, Linda, Newlands, Rumana, Duncan, Eilidh M., Elders, Andrew, Clarkson, Jan E., Ramsay, Craig R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 30.08.2016 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Analysis Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antibiotics Antimicrobial agents Audits Biology and Life Sciences Computer and Information Sciences Dentistry Dentists Design Dosage and administration Drug resistance Education Engineering and Technology Feedback Health care costs Humans Inappropriate Prescribing - prevention & control Inappropriate Prescribing - statistics & numerical data Management Medical Audit Medicine and Health Sciences Patient safety People and places Pharmacy Practice Practice Patterns, Dentists' - statistics & numerical data Public health Research methodology Researchers Scotland Studies United Kingdom United Kingdom > UK Scotland
ISSN:	1549-1676, 1549-1277, 1549-1676
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