ArticleSaudi medical journal2015
Antibiotic prophylaxis against infective endocarditis in adult and child patients. Knowledge among dentists in Saudi Arabia.
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- Antibiotic Prophylaxis Practices for the Prevention of Infective Endocarditis Among Japanese Dentists: A Questionnaire Survey of Members of the Hyogo Dental Association.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Rational antibiotic prescribing practices among dentists in Turkey: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Utilization of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Cardiac Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures in Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Study.Journal of the Saudi Heart Association · 2023Article
- Managing Cardiac Patients: Dentists' Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practices.International dental journal · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the Current Knowledge About Bacterial Endocarditis Prevention Among General Dentists in the City of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.Frontiers in public health · 2020Article
- Physicians' knowledge and practice attitudes toward infective endocarditis antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines in Saudi Arabia.Journal of the Saudi Heart Association · 2019Article
- Dental treatment and recommended management in patients at risk of infective endocarditis.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2019Review
- Dentists' knowledge and practice regarding prevention of infective endocarditis.European journal of dentistryArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate dentists' knowledge regarding the prevention of infective endocarditis in Saudi Arabia and their implementation of the 2007 American Heart Association guidelines.
methodsIn this cross-sectional study, in March 2014, 801 dentists who practice in different regions of Saudi Arabia completed a questionnaire regarding the need for antibiotic prophylaxis for specific cardiac conditions and specific dental procedures, prophylaxis regimens in adults and children, and recommendations for patients on chronic antibiotics, and in dental emergencies. The data were analyzed using one-way analyses of variance (ANOVAs) and independent t-tests, and a p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
resultsThe total knowledge level regarding antibiotic prophylaxis among all participants was 52.2%, with a significant difference between dentists who graduated before and after 2007. Comparing the level of knowledge among different dental specialists, surgeons and periodontists had the highest level of knowledge regarding the use of antibiotic prophylaxis. Amoxicillin was prescribed as the drug of choice by 63.9% of the participants.
conclusionThis study emphasized the need for continuous education and for formal inclusion of the guidelines in the students' curriculum, as well as for strategic placement of the guidelines in locations throughout dental clinics.
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