Table 1.
The percentage rate of dentists’ antibiotic prescriptions and number of defined daily doses (DDDs) within the whole primary health-care sector
| Year | % of prescriptions | % of DDDs (DID) | Prescriptions/1000 insurees/year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6.5 | 6.2 (0.63) | 23.9 |
| 2007 | 6.7 | 6.3 (0.68) | 25.8 |
| 2008 | 6.9 | 6.3 (0.67) | 27.3 |
| 2009 | 7.3 | 6.5 (0.70) | 28.5 |
| 2010 | 7.9 | 7.3 (0.74) | 29.8 |
| 2011 | 7.7 | 7.0 (0.75) | 29.9 |
| 2012 | 8.5 | 7.7 (0.79) | 30.1 |
Defined daily dose set by the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology, Oslo,2012 (http://www.whocc.no/atc_ddd_index/). DID, Defined daily doses per 1,000 insurees and day.