Publications by authors named "Ginal Patel"

Introduction This retrospective analysis sought to ascertain the effect of the advice, analgesia and antibiotics (AAA) regimen upon the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing for those patients attending for emergency dental extraction at the Department of Oral Surgery, King's College Dental Hospital (KCDH), London. This has subsequently been used as a foundation upon which to discuss the potential factors that are likely to have had an effect upon the prescribing patterns of general dental practitioners (GDPs) throughout the United Kingdom (UK) at this time and possible future implications should the UK experience a second mandatory closure of primary care dental settings.Materials and methods Retrospective data collection for patients attending for emergency dental extractions was performed at the Department of Oral Surgery, KCDH.

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