Trina L. Hutto, RDH, MS, is a doctoral candidate at Northcentral University in San Diego, where she is pursuing her EdD. She is an instructor in the Department of Undergraduate Health Professions dental hygiene program at Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia. She can be reached at phutto@augusta.edu.
The need for robust stewardship practices gains prominence in protecting patients from unnecessary antibiotic use, improving outcomes, and curbing the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, especially Clostridioides difficile