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<p>The <em>English Surveillance Programme for Antimicrobial Utilisation and Resistance
Report 2018</em> provides information on National Health Service dental prescribing
in dental practices and consultations. From 2013 to 2017, the trend of antimicrobial
prescriptions which includes antibiotics, continued to decrease by 24.8%. The number
of daily defined doses of antimicrobials per 1,000 inhabitants per day prescribed
by dentists was 0.19 in 2013 and 0.16 in 2016; with an 8.3% decrease from 2016 to
2017. The decline was largely attributed to less amoxicillin being prescribed between
2013 and 2017. A copy of the report is attached.</p><p>Information on how many children
have been prescribed antibiotics or more than one course of antibiotics for dental
problems in England over the last five years is not available as this data is not
collected.</p><p>No assessment has been made of the potential impact of prescribing
antibiotics to children who are waiting for tooth extractions due to tooth decay on
their immune system and the levels of antimicrobial resistance.</p>
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