Antibiotic prescribing practices for prophylaxis and therapy of oral/dental infections in pediatric patients-results of a cross-sectional study in Turkey

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dc.authoridKALAOGLU, Elif Ece/0000-0003-0932-3706
dc.authoridsirinoglu capan, belen/0000-0003-1829-0379
dc.contributor.authorCapan, Belen Sirinoglu
dc.contributor.authorDuman, Canan
dc.contributor.authorKalaoglu, Elif Ece
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-11T19:53:05Z
dc.date.available2024-09-11T19:53:05Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentİstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAim: Antibiotics are often prescribed for the treatment of various infec-tions and prophylactic purposes in dental practice. Their improper use can cause microbial resistance to antibiotics, which poses a world-wide threat. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of dentists and dentistry students about anti-biotic prescription practices for prophylaxis and the treatment of dental infections in pediatric patients.Methods: A questionnaire was e-mailed to 2,100 dentists and 300 senior dentistry students. The questionnaire was filled out by the par tic-ipants within a 2-month period (May-June 2020). A 30-point scoring system was developed to assess the knowledge levels of the dentists according to the guidelines. Descriptive statistical analyses were per-formed. One-way ANOVA test and the Chi-Squared test were used to compare qualitative variables.Results: The response rate was found to be 24.2% for dentists and 49% for senior dentistry students. 19.4% of the participants were found to be moderately knowledgeable and 80.6% of them were highly know-ledgeable. Students' knowledge scores were found to be higher than the general dentists and other specialists (p<0.05). There was no sig-nificant difference between students and pedodontists. Conclusion: Dentists were found to have sufficient knowledge about the usage of antibiotics in children, but there is still a lack of information about circumstances under which antibiotics should not be prescribed. Dentists and dentistry students should attend continuing education programs to keep their information up-to-date and should also prescribe antibiotics in adherence with the current guidelines to prevent antibiotic resistance.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3205/dgkh000437
dc.identifier.issn2196-5226
dc.identifier.pmid37261057en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3205/dgkh000437
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11363/8061
dc.identifier.volume18en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000994057500001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGerman Medical Science-Gmsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofGms Hygiene And Infection Controlen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.snmz20240903_Gen_US
dc.subjectantibiotic prescribing practiceen_US
dc.subjectpediatric patienten_US
dc.subjectdentists' knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectpedodontists' knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectsenior dentistry students' knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectdental educationen_US
dc.titleAntibiotic prescribing practices for prophylaxis and therapy of oral/dental infections in pediatric patients-results of a cross-sectional study in Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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