Author's correction note:

Research article Br Dent J 2021; DOI: 10.1038/s41415-021-3621-8.

When this article was originally published, an incorrect version of Figure 1 was displayed. The correct figure is presented here, in which the x-axis has been updated:

Fig. 1
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Total number of antibiotic items prescribed in Scotland

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