Through research, education, and collaboration, PreCIDenT supports the global efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance and improve patient safety in dentistry.

Completed research projects

Systematic Review of antibiotic use and misuse in dentistry in India.

Policy Analysis on antibiotic stewardship in dentistry.

Developing and testing feasibility of an educational antimicrobial stewardship interventions for dental practitioners.

Ongoing research projects

Developing and evaluating educational Continuing Professional Development resource for dental trainees (dental Interns) – a multicentric study.

Developing and evaluating educational CPD resource for medical trainees (medical Interns) – a multicentric study.

Recent high impact research Publications (all indexed in WoS)

Aarthi Bhuvaraghan, Rebecca King, Vishal R Aggarwal, John Walley. Reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing behaviour among dental practitioners in a south Indian city through an educational intervention– A mixed methods feasibility study. (BMC Public Health - Accepted for publication, 2026).

Aarthi Bhuvaraghan, John Walley, Rebecca King, Vishal R Aggarwal. Co-Producing an Intervention to Reduce Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing Among Dental Practitioners in India. Antibiotics. 2025 Sep 30;14(10):984.

Aarthi Bhuvaraghan, Rebecca King, John Walley, Badri Thiruvenkatachari, Vishal R Aggarwal. Dental antibiotic policies, stewardship, and implementation in India: A policy document analysis. Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology. 2024 Dec;52(6):844-60.

Aarthi Bhuvaraghan, Rebecca King, Harriet Larvin, Vishal R Aggarwal. Antibiotic use and misuse in dentistry in India—a systematic review. Antibiotics. 2021 Nov 26;10(12):1459.

“Smarter Prescribing, Safer Smiles”