ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Factors, Perceptions and Beliefs Associated with Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing in German Primary Dental Care: A Qualitative Study.
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- Knowledge and Misconceptions About Antibiotic Use and Resistance Among Dental Clinic Visitors in Saudi Arabia-A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Dentists' Awareness of Antibiotic Stewardship and Their Willingness to Support Its Implementation: A Cross-Sectional Survey in a Dental School.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2025Article
- Antibiotics Knowledge and Prescription Patterns Among Dental Practitioners in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia: A Comparative E-Survey with a Focus on Medically Healthy and Compromised Patients.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Antibiotics Prescribing Pattern and Quality of Prescribing in Croatian Dental Practices-5-Year National Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Assessment of the Prescriptions of Systemic Antibiotics in Primary Dental Care in Germany from 2017 to 2021: A Longitudinal Drug Utilization Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A qualitative approach to examining antimicrobial prescribing in the outpatient dental setting.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2022Article
- The Impact of a Multifaceted Pharmacist-Led Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on Antibiotic Use: Evidence From a Quasi-Experimental Study in the Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology in a Chinese Tertiary Hospital.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Dentists account for up to 10% of all prescribed antibiotics in primary care, with up to 80% being inappropriate. Targeted approaches to change prescription behavior are scarce. This study aimed at identifying specific barriers and facilitators for prudent antibiotic use in German dentistry by using qualitative methods. Nine in-depth interviews and two focus group discussions with another nine dentists were conducted and analyzed thematically. Dentists described being conflicted by the discordance of available treatment time and the necessity of thorough therapy. Lacking the opportunity of follow-up led to uncertainty. Dentists felt a lack of medical competency concerning prophylaxis for infectious endocarditis. A lack of empowerment to make therapeutic decisions interfered with guideline-conformity. The communication with fellow physicians is conflictual and improvement was wished for. In consequence, dentists felt pressure by potential medico-legal liability. Patients demanding quick and easy pain relief put extra strain on the interviewed dentists. Our hypotheses concord with preliminary data, mainly from the UK, but highlighted specifically medico-legal concerns and interprofessional communication as even greater barriers as described before. Tailored interventional concepts based on our findings may have the potential to lower antibiotic prescriptions in German primary dental care.
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