Table 1.
Total number of prescriptions for antibiotics dispensed in the community by dentists (Prescriptions), total number of dentists (dentists) and average prescription by dentists (average prescription per dentist)
| Year | England | Scotland | Norway | Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of prescriptions/No. of dentists (Average prescription per dentists) | ||||
| 2010 | 3,850,773/22799 (169) | 367,268/3396 (108) | 146,672/5121 (29) | 268,539/7509 (36) |
| 2011 | 3,913,551/22920 (171) | 395,238/3466 (114) | 149,161/5183 (29) | 272,291/7630 (36) |
| 2012 | 3,907,934/23201 (168) | 411,207/3454 (119) | 152,027/5223 (29) | 266,824/7710 (35) |
| 2013 | 3,790,869/23723 (160) | 394,998/3602 (110) | 153,993/5134 (30) | 246,454/7731 (32) |
| 2014 | 3,682,513/23947 (154) | 369,066/3604 (102) | 155,644/5102 (30) | 225,820/7777 (29) |
| 2015 | 3,425,450/24089 (142) | 335,136/3610 (93) | 150,827/5256 (30) | 221,383/7699 (29) |
| 2016 | 3,190,045/ 24,007 (133) | 318,164/3670 (87) | 140,244/5334 (26) | 216,548/7700 (28) |
| Mean ± SD (95%CI) | ||||
| 156.71 ± 14.60 (156.71 ± 10.81) | 104.71 ± 11.45 (104.71 ± 8.48) | 29 ± 1.41 (29 ± 1.048) | 32.14 ± 3.53 (32.14 ± 2.61) | |