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Wendy Thompson

@wendythedentist.bsky.social
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Clinical senior lecturer (primary dental care), University of Manchester. Chair of preventing AMR and infection, FDI World Dental Federation. CGDent lead on AMS. Trustee of The AMR Narrative.

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
#Microbiome #PublicHealth #OneHealth #MicrobesMatter #BiocidesBill #ProbioticPlanet
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
#AntimicrobialResistance - so many threats. "Fusidic acid, an antibiotic cream, is commonly used to treat impetigo infections, but it does not work well against the MRSA strain." #AMR www.euronews.com/health/2025/...
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Bacteria strain that evades antibiotics is spreading in Europe
The strain was first identified nearly a decade ago in the Netherlands and Germany, and has since spread to at least nine other European countries, according to Danish research.
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Willem van Schaik @wvschaik.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Just a few days left to apply for PhD positions in the Health Protection Research Unit - Public Health Genomics @imibirmingham.bsky.social. preview-uob.cloud.contensis.com/research/cen... I am offering two projects (on Clostridioides difficile & metagenomics of wastewater and freshwater).
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PhD Microbial Genomics for Health Protection, Biosciences - University of Birmingham
PhD in Microbial Genomics, exciting new Doctoral Training Programme in Microbial Genomics for Health Protection in collaboration with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) launches
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Mike Bottery @mbottery.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Thrilled to announce I've been awarded a @wellcometrust.bsky.social Career Development Award at @fbmh-uom.bsky.social , University of Manchester! My research will investigate the remarkable adaptability of Aspergillus fumigatus, a deadly fungal pathogen, to help combat drug resistance.
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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
“A child has died at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital after contracting measles” An avoidable tragedy. Please get yourself and your kids vaccinated. For yourself and for others. www.bbc.co.uk/news/a... 1/2
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Measles: Child dies at Alder Hey Children's hospital as cases surge
Seventeen children have been treated at the Liverpool hospital for the virus since June.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
This is wild! Engineering E. coli bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol (Tylenol) www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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British Dental Association @thebda.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
"NHS dentistry feels at its lowest ebb," says @eddiecrouch.bsky.social in the @yorkshirepost.co.uk  "One Yorkshire MP has it in her power to change this: Rachel Reeves." "The political choices that brought us here were made at the Treasury." "And any solutions will be too."
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/06/2025
The FDA has updated an ongoing recall of tomatoes distributed in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina to its most severe warning, saying there is a higher probability that potential salmonella contamination could lead to “serious adverse health consequences or death.”
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F.D.A. Updates Recall of Tomatoes, Warning of a High Risk of Illness or Death
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British Dental Association @thebda.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
New evidence shows big corporations including Nestlé, Coca-Cola and Mars, lobbied the UK government to drop plans on healthy eating. If you agree the food industry is out of control sign here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/make…
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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
@iadr.bsky.social @thebda.bsky.social @dentistgonebadd.bsky.social
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Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences @oxprimarycare.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
We’re proud Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences will soon be home to the Besrour Centre for Global Primary Care and a new Professorship in the field. Thanks to a major gift from Dr Sadok Besrour, this new Centre will strengthen primary care worldwide 🌍 #GlobalHealth bit.ly/3YM8Ndc
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University of Oxford announces new Professorship and Centre for Global Primary Care, with support from Dr Sadok Besrour
Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford will expand its work in global primary care with a new centre and professorship, thanks to a generous £8.4 million gift from t...
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Eddie Crouch @eddiecrouch.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Probably the most cynical, manipulative form of words you’ll read this week. A stark reminder of why we can’t go on like this.
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Andy Wheatley @andywheatley.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Another grooming gang. I’m sure the press, Reform and others will be all over this. Oh, I wonder white not?
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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Access to dentistry is an essential part of keeping antibiotics working. Keeping antibiotics working is essential for those with life-threatening infections. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @healthwatchengland.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social @bsacandjac.bsky.social @thebda.bsky.social
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Skimping on urgent care risks fuelling antibiotic apocalypse - BDJ In Practice
BDJ In Practice - Skimping on urgent care risks fuelling antibiotic apocalypse
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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
@drneilstone.bsky.social Too bad that I missed meeting you in Vienna! Maybe Munich next year!
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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
#ESCMIDGlobal conference has been great. Will there be more on dentistry next year? Just 2 posters in Vienna: one below from my undergrad student (tomorrow 12pm). But lots of dental AMS research exists and sessions were proposed by both UK and Australia! @ncas.bsky.social @bsacandjac.bsky.social
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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
'Say AHHH to AMR! Public perceptions of toothache, antibiotics and resistance' (Poster P3861 at #ESCMiD Global) If you're in Vienna, come see my undergrad dental student's poster on Tuesday at 12pm! @dianeashiru.bsky.social @bsacandjac.bsky.social @evakrockow.bsky.social
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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
UN HQ Geneva - viewed through the broken chair. The broken chair symbolises opposite to land mines and cluster bombs. V powerful.
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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
An important message for US government from my research colleagues about the negative impact of US tariffs on US people's access to pharmaceuticals. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Trade Tariffs on Canadian Pharmaceuticals
This cross-sectional study analyzes data from the National Institutes of Health, IQVIA, and the US Food and Drug Administration on pharmaceutical drugs manufactured in Canada and exported to the US.
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International Assoc. for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research @iadr.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
"Fighting the Antimicrobial Resistance Global Emergency: The Lifesaving Role of Dentistry" by W. Thompson, F. Cieplik, H. Benzian, et al. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... @wendythedentist.bsky.social @journals.sagepub.com #oralhealth #antibiotics #dentalresearch
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Antimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Hear the voices of Etta, Betty, and Jim. Their powerful testimonies remind us of a world before antibiotics, putting today’s challenges with #AMR into sharp perspective. A profound and moving reflection on the past that shapes our future.
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Antimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
We should not stop traveling, but take precautions: Antibiotic-resistant “super-gonorrhoea” is rising in Asia-Pacific hotspots like Thailand & Vietnam. Use protection & get tested after unprotected encounters. Stay safe! #AMR #InfectiousDisease (ukhsa.blog.gov.uk)
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Public health matters
Welcome to Public health matters - see blog posts
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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
youtu.be/7MMfB94QuA4 An idea which came to me whilst treating patients in their 90s - born before Fleming discovered penicillin. Here we captured their first hand memories of infection before antibiotics, whilst they were still available.
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Before the Breakthrough: Memories from a Pre-antibiotic Era
YouTube video by PfizerUK
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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Fighting the Antimicrobial Resistance Global Emergency: The Lifesaving Role of Dentistry @dianeashiru.bsky.social @thebda.bsky.social @bsacandjac.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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The University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk · 13/03/2025
Lack of urgent care is driving antibiotic overuse and risking resistance, dentists warn Wes Streeting. 🚨 Research from @wendythedentist.bsky.social shows prescribing is still high post-COVID, and the government's 700k extra appointments fall short. Read more ⬇️ www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/d...
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Dentists warn Government on dangers of antibiotic over-prescribing
In an open letter  to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, dentists have warned that a failure to fully meet demand for urgent dental care can only increase the pressures on our health service, as antibiot...
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British Dental Association @thebda.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Antibiotics have become a substitute for access to urgent dental care. Until this gap is closed we won’t see the end of DIY dentistry. And we’ll be fuelling antibiotic resistance, an existential threat to human health.
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British Dental Association @thebda.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Read our letter to Wes Streeting www.bda.org/news-and-opi...
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Dentists: Skimping on urgent care is fuelling antibiotic resistance
In an open letter to Wes Streeting, we have warned that a failure to fully meet demand for urgent dental care will only increase the pressures on our health service, as antibiotics become a substitute...
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Prof Zoe Marshman was on BBC Breakfast this morning welcoming the announcement about the government’s Supervised Toothbrushing programme, which has received £11m in funding 🎉 if you missed it, head to 2:36:00 on the link below 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Breakfast - 07/03/2025
The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team.
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Antimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
The WHO #AMR Survivor Task Force remind us: AMR infections don’t discriminate. Their stories are urgent calls for action: better diagnostics, smarter antibiotic use, global collaboration. @vanessacarteramr.bsky.social @theamrnarrative.bsky.social www.insideprecisionmedicine.com/topics/preci...
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In Conversation with Vanessa Carter and Sue Charles
Antimicrobial resistance remains a challenging and life-threatening global health problem, despite some progress in tackling the problem over the last decade. Listening to stories from patients who ha...
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WHO @who.int · 03/02/2025
In a global first, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners today launched a first-ever vaccine trial for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus, and at an unprecedented speed for a randomized vaccine trial in an emergency.🧵
Groundbreaking Ebola vaccination trial launches today in Uganda
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JAC-AMR @jac-amr.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Antimicrobial-resistant infections can be a devastating event for transplant recipients. This systematic review showed that AMR caused a significant proportion of bloodstream infections in solid organ transplant recipients with high mortality:
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Antimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
AMR is a worry for cancer patients. Weak immune systems make one susceptible to infections, which are difficult to treat if resistant. The intersect of cancer and AMR requires balanced antimicrobial use, IPC, and new treatments to safeguard cancer care. www.openaccessgovernment.org/the-interpla...
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Antimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
The IDSA and the ASM have announced a new annual medical conference focused on AMR, beginning in early 2026 in the U.S. The event will explore advances in drug discovery, resistance mechanisms, and pharmacological topics. www.idsociety.org/news--public...
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ASM and IDSA to Launch New Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance
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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Research colleagues in UK. Is anyone paying more than the £25 per hour @nihr.bsky.social benchmark for public contributors which has been in place for more than a decade? My PPIs do more than just take part in meetings - they are co-researchers! Any advice?? @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
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Navy Lookout @navylookout.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
HMS Prince of Wales heading out of the Mersey this afternoon following a successful week-long visit to Liverpool. 250 family members are on board for the trip back to Portsmouth. Via: Activate Digital
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Why did I secure a debate on the role of Physician and Anaesthetist Associates in the #HouseofLords last week? @TheBMA @EveryDoctorUK @TheDA_UK @AnaesUnited @PeterStefanovi2 @carolvorders
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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
@dentistgonebadd.bsky.social Oi Ollie!!! Who are you???? 🤣🤣🤣
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Our co-chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said: "This is the true cost of Tony Blair’s ill-conceived PFI deals: hospitals crippled by debt, wards in disrepair, and trusts paying back many times their original investment — decades after the fact.” morningstaronline.co.uk/article/hosp...
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Hospitals haunted by £44bn in PFI debts
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Ulf R. Dahle @ulfdahle.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Vanessa's story is a powerful reminder of how AMR changes lives forever. We need strong voices like hers to inspire action and awareness. @theamrnarrative.bsky.social @vanessacarteramr.bsky.social youtu.be/GUw6fRhwt3Y?...
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Vanessa’s antimicrobial resistance story (AMR)
YouTube video by World Health Organization (WHO)
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Jenny Harris @jnnyharris.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
As of today, starting up here where the sky is blue #DentistsWithHerons Since 2020, 185 members in 6 countries 🇬🇧 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇦🇺 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 Rules as before: 🩶 post a picture (any quality) of a heron 🤍 include the hashtag; 🖤 all welcome who work in or with dentistry; 🩶 includes egrets and bitterns
Grey heron standing in a foaming stream
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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
How are antibiotics like chocolates? And using this analogy, what is antibiotic resistance? vimeo.com/319680439
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Alan Partridge 'Antibiotics'
I was asked to do a bit of animation for the BBC comedy, This Time With Alan Partridge. As a massive fan of Alan for a very long time it was an honour to be (a…
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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
@who.int invited us to host a side meeting on AMR at its first global oral health meeting. @vanessacarteramr.bsky.social shared her AMR infection survivor story WHO's Richard Brown Dr Suchit from the Dental Council of Thailand and the Norwegian chief dental officer Dr Stenhagen were inspiring!
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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
'No health without oral health' - Tedros welcomed us to the @who.int first ever Global Oral Health Meeting. Proud to chair Thursday's side meeting on AMR, on behalf of FDI World Dental Federation. Helping dental teams keep their patients and themselves safe by helping keep antibiotics working.
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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Listen to the fabulous Leanne Teoh on dental AMS!
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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Mitigating the risks of antimicrobial failure. nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/publications... #WAAW2024
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Mitigating the risks of antimicrobial failure - National Preparedness Commission
Dr Wendy Thompson, Callum Wood and Professor Mike Bromley, University of Manchester AMR Network Antimicrobial resistance – a priority risk Ensuring sustainable and equitable access to effective anti...
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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
During World AMR Awareness Week, 20 UK dental organisations have come together to heed the international call to 'Educate. Advocate. Act Now!' cgdent.uk/2024/11/18/a...
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AMR to kill more than cancer: dental organisations heed the call to ‘Educate. Advocate. Act Now!’ – College of General Dentistry
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
The UK has a national action plan on women, peace and security, and a national action plan on #AntiMicrobialResistance (#AMR). They need to be joined up
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