Knowledge level regarding the prescription of antibiotics within the dentistry field
Keywords:
Drug Prescriptions, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Students, Dental Staff, KnowledgeAbstract
Antibiotic drugs represent a great tool in various dental treatments. However, their inappropriate use has been shown to negatively impact patients' health and the resistance of microorganisms, which can trigger future health crises. Objective: To determine dental students’ knowledge level regarding the prescription of antibiotics during the 2021-2022 period. Materials and Methods: This research was observational, descriptive, and current cross-sectional. The questionnaire consisted of 14 items. Scores from 0 to 5 were stated as a low level of knowledge, 6 to 10 as a medium, and 11 to 14 as high. Results: There was an association between the variables of academic semester level and the level of knowledge. In terms of gender, there was no association. Conclusion: Despite having an acceptable level of knowledge, there is evidence of the need to reinforce and refine it in students regarding the management of antibiotic medications.
Downloads
References
Hernández R, Pozos A, Chavarría D. Conocimiento de protocolos de terapia antibiótica por estudiantes de Odontología de universidades costarricenses. Odovtos [Internet]. 2018 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 20(3):93-104. Available at: https://www.scielo.sa.cr/pdf/odovtos/v20n3/2215-3411-odovtos-20-03-93.pdf
Pacheco E, Cuenca K, Paladines S. Automedicación en estudiantes de Odontología de la Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Ecuador. Salud [Internet]. 2018 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 2(2):1-6. Available at: https://killkana.ucacue.edu.ec/index.php/killcana_salud/article/view/245/443
Idrovo P, Gutiérrez K, Castillo G, Ordoñez A. Antibióticos indicados en odontología. Oactiva [Internet]. 2019 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 4(Esp):63-68. Available at: https://oactiva.ucacue.edu.ec/index.php/oactiva/article/view/409/554
Romero D, Díaz C. “Nivel de conocimiento sobre antibióticos y su aplicación en los alumnos de la clínica odontológica del VIII y X semestre de la facultad de odontología de la Universidad Católica de Santa María 2017”. U.C.S.M.F.O. [Internet]. 2018 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 1:1-123. Available at: http://tesis.ucsm.edu.pe/repositorio/bitstream/handle/UCSM/7839/64.2802.O.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Cantero R, Villasanti U. Conocimientos sobre prescripción de antibióticos en pacientes alérgicos y embarazadas de los estudiantes del 4to y 5to año de la facultad de odontología de la Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú en el año 2019. U.N.C.F.O. [Internet]. 2020 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 1:1-71. Available at: https://odontounca.edu.py/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/CANTERO-RODRIGO.pdf
Mandal N, Rauniyar G, Rai D, Panday D, Kushwaha R, Agrawal S, Regmee P. Self-medication Practice of Antibiotics among Medical and Dental Undergraduate Students in a Medical College in Eastern Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study. JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. [Internet]. 2020 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 58(225):328-332. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7654467/pdf/JNMA-58-225-328.pdf
Colque N. “Nivel de conocimientos sobre la prescripción de antibióticos en los estudiantes de la clínica odontológica de la UNA-Puno, 2017”. U.N.A.F.O. [Internet]. 2020 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 1:1-69. Available at: http://repositorio.unap.edu.pe/bitstream/handle/UNAP/7368/Colque_Yanapa_Noem%c3%ad.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Santana N, Rodríguez A, Thomas M. “Nivel de conocimientos acerca de los antibióticos más utilizados en odontología, en los estudiantes de la clínica de grado de UNIBE, periodo 2020. U.I.F.O. [Internet]. 2020 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 1:1-99. Available at: https://repositorio.unibe.edu.do/jspui/bitstream/123456789/280/1/160658_TF.pdf
Zevallos A, Cornejo J. Relación entre el nivel de conocimiento y actitud sobre la prescripción antibiótica en estudiantes de estomatología de la Universidad Privada de Huancayo Franklin Roosevelt. U.R.F.O. [Internet]. 2021 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 1:1-42. Available at: https://repositorio.uroosevelt.edu.pe/bitstream/handle/ROOSEVELT/386/TESIS%20MARTIN%20-%20ANA%20ELBIA.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Jairoun A, Hassan N, Ali A, Jairoun O, Shahwan M. Knowledge, attitude and practice of antibiotic use among university students: a cross-sectional study in UAE. BMC Public Health [Internet]. 2019 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 19(1):1-8. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6501289/pdf/12889_2019_Article_6878.pdf
Doshi A, Asawa K, Bhat N, Tak M, Dutta P, Bansal T, Gupta R. Knowledge and practices of Indian dental students regarding the prescription of antibiotics and analgesics. Clujul Med [Internet]. 2017 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 90(4):431-437. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5683835/pdf/cm-90-431.pdf
AboAlSamh A, Alhussain A, Alanazi N, Alahmari R, Shaheen N, Adlan A. Dental Students' Knowledge and Attitudes towards Antibiotic Prescribing Guidelines in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Pharmacy (Basel) [Internet]. 2018 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 6(2):1-8. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6025366/pdf/pharmacy-06-00042.pdf
Peña G, Rodríguez A, Anselmi A, Barrera B, Maira S, González A, Reyes M. "Patrón de prescripción de antibióticos en la Facultad de Odontología UNCuyo, en el tratamiento de infecciones de origen endodóntico: ". Revista de la Facultad de Odontología [Internet]. 2018 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 12(2):23-28. Available at: https://bdigital.uncu.edu.ar/objetos_digitales/13357/peagracielarfo-1222018.pdf
Ahmadi H, Ebrahimi A, Ahmadi F. Antibiotic Therapy in Dentistry. Int J Dent [Internet]. 2021 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 2021:1-10. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7861949/pdf/IJD2021-6667624.pdf
Ramachandran P, Rachuri N, Martha S, Shakthivel R, Gundala A, Battu T. Implications of Overprescription of Antibiotics: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Pharm Bioallied Sci. [Internet]. 2019 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 11(2):S434-S437. Available at: https://www.jpbsonline.org/temp/JPharmBioallSci116434-2021871_053658.pdf
Veses V, Del Mar S, González R, Cortell I, Sheth C. Raising awareness about microbial antibiotic resistance in undergraduate dental students: a research-based strategy for teaching non-laboratory elements of a microbiology curriculum. BMC Med Educ. [Internet]. 2020 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 20(1):1-9. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7014758/pdf/12909_2020_Article_1958.pdf
Hutchings M, Truman A, Wilkinson B. Antibiotics: past, present and future. Curr Opin Microbiol. [Internet]. 2019 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 51:72-80. Available at: https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S1369527419300190?token=1EF29BCE80910FB9DAF0EEC1C7B498E7CE1B5466E8F0D7CA9D3ACC3B8D7E9FF997EDB4A35529DEF966F3C53A268FEF2E&originRegion=us-east-1&originCreation=20211230021220
Colmenares M, Hoffmann I, Guerrero E, Pérez H. Uso racional de AINEs y antimicrobianos en odontopediatría. Salus [Internet]. 2015 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 19(3):31-40. Available at: http://ve.scielo.org/pdf/s/v19n3/art07.pdf
Dayer M, Thornhill M. Is antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent infective endocarditis worthwhile. J Infect Chemother [Internet]. 2018 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 24(1):18-24. Available at: https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/123995/1/JIC-D-17-00361R1.pdf
Aidasani B, Solanki M, Khetarpal S, Ravi S. Antibiotics: their use and misuse in pediatric dentistry. A systematic review. Eur J Paediatr Dent. [Internet]. 2019 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 20 (2): 133-138. Available at: https://www.ejpd.eu/pdf/EJPD_2019_20_2_10.pdf
Spivak E. Antibiotic Use in Dentistry-What We Know and Do Not Know. JAMA Netw Open [Internet]. 2019 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 2(5):1-3. Available at: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2734793
Robles P, Javierre A, Moreno N, Mas A, Frutos E, Morató M. Manejo de las infecciones odontogénicas en las consultas de atención primaria: ¿antibiótico? [Management of odontogenic infections in Primary Care: Antibiotic?]. Aten Primaria [Internet]. 2017 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 49(10):611-618. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6876037/pdf/main.pdf
Lockhart P, Tampi M, Abt E, Aminoshariae A, Durkin M, Fouad A, Gopal P, Hatten B, Kennedy E, Lang M, Patton L, Paumier T, Suda K, Pilcher L, Urquhart O, O'Brien K, Carrasco A. Evidence-based clinical practice guideline on antibiotic use for the urgent management of pulpal- and periapical-related dental pain and intraoral swelling: A report from the American Dental Association. J Am Dent Assoc [Internet]. 2019 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 150 (11): 906-921. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8270006/pdf/nihms-1701240.pdf
Maslamani M, Sedeqi F. Antibiotic and Analgesic Prescription Patterns among Dentists or Management of Dental Pain and Infection during Endodontic Treatment. Med Princ Pract [Internet]. 2018 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 27(1):66-72. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5968269/pdf/mpp-0027-0066.pdf
Tampi M, Pilcher L, Urquhart O, Kennedy E, O'Brien K, Lockhart P, Abt E, Aminoshariae A, Durkin M, Fouad A, Gopal P, Hatten B, Lang M, Patton L, Paumier T, Suda K, Cho H, Carrasco A. Antibiotics for the urgent management of symptomatic irreversible pulpitis, symptomatic apical periodontitis, and localized acute apical abscess: Systematic review and meta-analysis-a report of the American Dental Association. J Am Dent Assoc [Internet]. 2019 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 150(12):e179-e216. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8098651/pdf/nihms-1676921.pdf
Teoh L, Stewart K, Marino R, McCullough M. Antibiotic resistance and relevance to general dental practice in Australia. Aust Dent J. [Internet]. 2018 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 63(4):414-421. Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/adj.12643
Giunta C, Soto M, Acevedo A. Medical-dental considerations in the care of children with facial cellulitis of odontogenic origin. A disease of interest for pediatricians and pediatric dentists. Arch Argent Pediatr [Internet]. 2018 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 116(4):e548-e553. Available at: https://www.sap.org.ar/docs/publicaciones/archivosarg/2018/v116n4a17e.pdf
Durkin M, Hsueh K, Sallah Y, Feng Q, Jafarzadeh S, Munshi K, Lockhart P, Thornhill M, Henderson R, Fraser V. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenters. An evaluation of dental antibiotic prescribing practices in the United States. J Am Dent Assoc [Internet]. 2017 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 148(12):878-886. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5705569/pdf/nihms907191.pdf
Alzahrani A, Alzahrani M, Aldannish B, Alghamdi H, Albanghali M, Almalki S. Inappropriate Dental Antibiotic Prescriptions: Potential Driver of the Antimicrobial Resistance in Albaha Region, Saudi Arabia. Risk Manag Healthc Policy [Internet]. 2020 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 13:175-182. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7062393/pdf/rmhp-13-175.pdf
Durkin M, Feng Q, Suda K, Lockhart P, Thornhill M, Warren K, Munshi K, Henderson R, Fraser V. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenters. Longitudinal antibiotic prescribing trends among US dental specialists within a pharmacy benefits manager, 2013 through 2015. J Am Dent Assoc [Internet]. 2019 [Cited 2021 Nov 25]; 150(10):846-853. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7954126/pdf/nihms-1676914.pdf
Torres D, Villavicencio E, Cuenca K. Automedicación en el campo odontológico en una población adulta. Archivos Venezolanos de Farmacología y Terapéutica [Internet]. 2021 [Cited 2022 Jun 21]; 40(8):1-4. Available at: https://zenodo.org/record/5792254
Cuenca K, Pacheco E, Granda Y, Vélez E, Zarzuelo A. Phytotherapy: A Solution to Decrease Antifungal Resistance in the Dental Field. Biomolecules [Internet]. 2022 [Cited 2022 Jun 21]; 12(789):1-16. Available at: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/6/789/htm
Guamán J, Sarmiento J, Sarmiento P, Pacheco E. Avances y perspectivas en films bucales aplicados en odontología. AVFT [Internet]. 2022 [Cited 2022 Jul 20]; 41(3):163-171. Available at: https://www.revistaavft.com/images/revistas/2022/avft_3_2022/3_avances_perspectivas_films.pdf
Alvarracin M, Cuenca K, Pacheco E. Nanopartículas Antimicrobianas en Odontología: Estado del arte. AVFT [Internet]. 2021 [Cited 2022 Jul 20]; 40(8):839-847. Available at: https://www.revistaavft.com/images/revistas/2021/avft_8_2021/15_nanoparticulas_antimicrobianas.pdf
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2023 AVFT – Archivos Venezolanos de Farmacología y Terapéutica
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
