The clinical team prescribing antimicrobials have access to current endorsed therapeutic guidelines on antibiotic usage Reflective questions Suggested strategies Evidence examples In what ways is access You should ensure that dental practitioners have All dental practitioners have access to printed or provided to current endorsed access to current endorsed Australian therapeutic electronic copies of current endorsed Australian therapeutic guidelines for guidelines and resources on antimicrobial prescribing therapeutic guidelines and resources on antimicrobial dental practitioners who such as the Therapeutic Guidelines: Antibiotic50 and prescribing such as the Therapeutic Guidelines: prescribe antibiotics? the or Therapeutic Guidelines: Oral and Dental51 Antibiotic50 and the Therapeutic Guidelines: Oral endorsed guidelines on antibiotic usage. If and Dental51 possible, you should use resources that have Locally adapted guidelines are consistent with been developed: current endorsed Australian therapeutic guidelines and resources on antimicrobial prescribing in your dental practice or service, or Other: at a corporate level across a number of dental practices, or as part of a health service organisation, state or territory professional bodies. You should ensure there is version control of prescribing guidelines so that dental practitioners are aware they are using the most up-to-date version available.
The clinical team prescribing antimicrobials have access to current endorsed therapeutic guidelines on antibiotic usage Reflective questions Suggested strategies Evidence examples In what ways is access provided to current endorsed therapeutic guidelines for dental practitioners who prescribe antibiotics? You should ensure that dental practitioners have access to current endorsed Australian therapeutic guidelines and resources on antimicrobial prescribing such as the Therapeutic Guidelines: Antibiotic50 and the Therapeutic Guidelines: Oral and Dental51 or endorsed guidelines on antibiotic usage. If possible, you should use resources that have been developed: in your dental practice or service, or at a corporate level across a number of dental practices, or as part of a health service organisation, state or territory professional bodies. You should ensure there is version control of prescribing guidelines so that dental practitioners are aware they are using the most up-to-date version available. All dental practitioners have access to printed or electronic copies of current endorsed Australian therapeutic guidelines and resources on antimicrobial prescribing such as the Therapeutic Guidelines: Antibiotic50 and the Therapeutic Guidelines: Oral and Dental51 Locally adapted guidelines are consistent with current endorsed Australian therapeutic guidelines and resources on antimicrobial prescribing Other:
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