A Multicultural Demographic Study to Analyze Antibiotic Prescription Practices and the Need for Continuing Education in Dentistry.

Autor: Karobari MI; Conservative Dentistry Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.; Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences University, Chennai 600077, Tamil Nadu, India., Khijmatgar S; Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Italy.; Nitte (Deemed to Be University), AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Department of Oral Biology and Genomic Studies, Mangalore, India., Bhandary R; Nitte (Deemed to Be University), AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Department of Periodontics, Mangalore, India., Krishna Nayak US; Nitte (Deemed to Be University), AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Department of Orthodontics, Mangalore, India., Del Fabbro M; Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Italy.; IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute, Via Riccardo Galeazzi, 4, 20161 Milano, Italy., Horn R; Faculty of Dentistry, University of Puthisastra, Phnom Penh, Cambodia., Marya A; Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Puthisastra, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.; Department of Orthodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BioMed research international [Biomed Res Int] 2021 Jul 16; Vol. 2021, pp. 5599724. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 16 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1155/2021/5599724
Abstrakt: Objectives: The objective of the study was to understand and analyze the prescription patterns of dentists across various demographic locations for managing oral infections and pain with antibiotics and explore the evidence-based practices by clinicians as well as the need for further education. Materials and methods . This cross-sectional study was carried out using an online questionnaire framed to explore the knowledge, attitude, and practices among dentists with varying levels of experience and qualifications, regarding antimicrobial prescription. The questions were validated from previous published studies that explored the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) with respect to antimicrobial prescription. In total, N = 300 of dentists from four different countries responded to the online questionnaire out of which 53% were specialists while 47% were general dentists. After data collection, descriptive analysis was carried out along with a one-sided hypothesis test to depict the power of the sample.
Results: It was seen from the results of the study that the first-choice antibiotics for 67.8% of dentists were found to be the β -lactam group while sulfonamides and tetracyclines at 20% were the second most prescribed group. Another important finding was that 45.6% of dentists ignored hypersensitivity testing before prescription of antibiotics even though 83.3% of the total dentists interviewed were aware of the increase in antibiotic resistance.
Conclusion: In conclusion, the dentists are partially aware of the guidelines but need further training and education on antimicrobial prescription that enables evidence-based decision-making for better practices and outcomes.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright © 2021 Mohmed Isaqali Karobari et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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