Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship in Dentistry: Challenges, Evidence, and Clinical Strategies
A special issue of Dentistry Journal (ISSN 2304-6767). This special issue belongs to the section "Oral Hygiene, Periodontology and Peri-implant Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 26 July 2026 | Viewed by 8
Special Issue Editor
Interests: clinical oral microbiology; antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial resistance infection prevention and control; infections; oral microbiome; host immune response
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microorganisms with resistance to antimicrobial agents can cause a variety of infections in the human body, including the head and neck region. They can cause death due to sepsis, which is estimated to cause approximately 20% of all global deaths. Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat to humanity, and it is expected to cause more than 39 million deaths between 2025 and 2050 if no efficient global action plan is implemented. The UK’s national action plan, titled “Confronting antimicrobial resistance 2024 to 2029”, has nine strategic outcomes under four themes: (1) reducing the need for, and unintentional exposure to, antimicrobials; (2) optimising the use of antimicrobials; (3) investing in innovation, supply and access; and (4) being a good global partner.
It is widely established that the more we use antimicrobials, the more resistance will develop. The national percentages of prescriptions of antimicrobials by primary care dentists were 8%, 8%, 7%, and 6% in Norway, England, Sweden, and Scotland, respectively, in the period between 2010 and 2016. Since then, there has been increasing awareness of the importance of regulating the use of antimicrobials, which has led to a reduction in their utilisation rate and an increase in the requirement for evidence-based justification for its prescription in many countries. However, COVID-19 affected this trend and led to an increase in the unjustified use of antimicrobials in many countries, which has returned to pre-COVID-19 rates in some places. Furthermore, there is increased awareness of the importance of surveilling antimicrobial resistance, but limited information has been published globally on antimicrobial resistance patterns in oral pathogens and the oral microbial community.
The aim of this Special Issue is to invite researchers to submit high-quality primary studies or critical reviews on antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial utilisation, or antimicrobial stewardship in dentistry. We also welcome case reports or case series on infections in the head and neck region caused by antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms.
Dr. Noha Seoudi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antimicrobial utilisation
- antimicrobial resistance
- antimicrobial resistance surveillance
- sepsis
- dental infection
- head and neck infection
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