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

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prescribing 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.

Methods

Australian 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.

Results

The 117 respondents had a mean correct response

SUBMITTER: Thanissorn C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9783433 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature