Characteristics of dentists and patients associated with appropriate antibiotic prescriptions by French dentists: a cross-sectional study using Health Insurance databases

• Main Authors: Maïa Simon (Author), Ouarda Pereira (Author), Marie-Louise Constant (Author), Julie Guillet-Thibault (Author), Céline Pulcini (Author), Nathalie Thilly (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The use of antibiotics in dental care is often unnecessary or inappropriate. Our objectives were to identify (i) Clusters of dentists grouped according to their appropriateness score based on proxy indicators' results; and (ii) Dentists' and patients' characteristi...