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ArticleBMC oral health2022

Australian dental students' knowledge on antibiotics prophylaxis for dental procedures.

Charn Thanissorn, Joon Soo Park, Kate N Wang, Marc Tennant, Amy T Page, Estie Kruger

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Article in BMC oral health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Charn Thanissorn *International Research Collaborative - Oral Health and Equity, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia.
Joon Soo Park *International Research Collaborative - Oral Health and Equity, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia. alex.park@uwa.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-2052-558X
Kate N WangSchool of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia.
Marc TennantInternational Research Collaborative - Oral Health and Equity, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia.
Amy T PageSchool of Allied Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia.
Estie KrugerInternational Research Collaborative - Oral Health and Equity, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia.
The University of Western Australia · AURMIT University · AU

Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council 1156892
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrescribing medicine is integral to clinical dentistry. Infective endocarditis may be rare but fatal if left untreated. As a result, judicious prescribing of antibiotics should be implemented due to potential. To our knowledge, no Australian study has examined dental students' knowledge and perceptions about antibiotic prophylaxis for dental procedures.

methodsAustralian dental students were invited to undertake the survey comprising case vignettes to investigate their medication knowledge. A total of 117 responses were received. The questions were 12 clinically relevant questions and three perception-based questions. Results were analysed using descriptive statistics as well as the chi-squared test.

resultsThe 117 respondents had a mean correct response of 7.34 ± 2.64 (range 3-12 out of 12). Out of 117 students, 89 (76%) answered more than half of the questions correctly. Only three students (3%) answered all the questions correctly. Nearly two-thirds felt that they knew about antibiotic prophylaxis used for dental procedures.

conclusionMost respondents answered more than half, but not all, of the clinical questions correctly. It is crucial to highlight that dental student may never receive any more training on antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) at any point in their future careers. It may be ideal that this issue is addressed at the dental school. One way to target this is to potentially nationalised teaching delivery of dental AMS across Australia.

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Antibiotic ProphylaxisEndocarditisAnti-Bacterial AgentsDentistryHumansStudents, DentalAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibiotic prophylaxisCompetenceDental studentsPharmacotherapyPrescribing

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PMID36564792
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