Table 3. Comparison of outpatient oral antimicrobial use between dentists and physicians in 2016.

	Dentists n = 104,533		Physicians n = 319,480
Penicillins	0.11	(8.7)	0.98	(8.1)
Cephalosporins	0.79	(65.2)	2.80	(23.1)
Macrolides	0.23	(18.9)	4.47	(36.9)
Fluoroquinolones	0.067	(5.5)	2.69	(22.2)
Others	0.022	(1.8)	1.18	(9.7)
Total	1.21		12.11

Values are presented as defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day (% of total).

There were significant differences in the proportions of oral antimicrobial use between dentists and physicians (P < 0.001).