Dental students' knowledge of and attitudes towards prescribing medication in Western Australia

Park, Joon; Daniel, Ben Kei; Wong, Pauline; Abbott, Paul; Ngo, Hien Chi

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“…Of concern was the observation that only five of the 17 patients who reported penicillin allergies had their past reactions recorded, and three were of urticaria. This poses obvious challenges for dental students upon graduating to prescribe safely and with confidence, which has been noted in the Australian literature (Park et al, 2023 ; Teoh et al, 2019 ).…”

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Medical profile of patients referred to an Australian postgraduate oral surgery clinic

Ngu,

Arora,

Reher

2023

Clinical & Exp Dental Res

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Background and ObjectivesThorough knowledge of a patient's medical history and medications is necessary for providing safe oral surgery care, and may be considered a form of risk management. This study investigated the prevalence of medical conditions and medication types in patients referred to an Australian postgraduate oral surgery clinic over 2 years.Materials and MethodsA retrospective cross‐sectional study of the clinical records of 233 randomized patients referred to the Griffith University (Queensland, Australia) postgraduate oral surgery clinic in 2018 and 2019 was performed. Medical conditions and medications were counted and categorized, and descriptive statistics were generated.ResultsIn all, 133 patients (57%) had at least one medical condition. 58% of them (77) had two or more categories of medical conditions, representing nearly a third (33.0%) of all sampled patients. The most prevalent category of medical conditions was psychiatric (25.3%), followed closely by cardiovascular (24.5%) diseases. Cardiovascular medications were the most prevalent, comprising 23.6% of all medications recorded, followed by psychotropics (18.3%).ConclusionOver half of patients referred to the postgraduate oral surgery clinic had at least one systemic medical condition. Nearly a third of patients referred had at least two distinct systemic medical conditions. With an ageing population and the accompanying rise in multimorbidity globally, dental school curricula must adapt to prepare students to meet these challenges in their careers.

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“…This poses obvious challenges for dental students upon graduating to prescribe safely and with confidence, which has been noted in the Australian literature (Park et al, 2023;Teoh et al, 2019).…”

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Medical profile of patients referred to an Australian postgraduate oral surgery clinic

Ngu,

Arora,

Reher

2023

Clinical & Exp Dental Res

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To prescribe or not to prescribe? A review of the Prescribing Competencies Framework for dentistry

Teoh,

Park,

Moses

et al. 2023

Journal of Dentistry

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Readiness for clinical practice: Self-perceived confidence of final year dental students in Turkey - A multi-institutional study

Altan,

Gönder,

Demirel

et al. 2024

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Introduction The primary aim of undergraduate dental education is to prepare dental students for independent dental practice and to enable them to provide safe and effective dental care. This study aimed to investigate the self-perceived preparedness of senior dental undergraduate students in Turkey. Methods Purposive sampling was used to recruit final-year dental students from 10 dental institutions offering undergraduate dental programs in Turkey. Student preparedness was assessed using a previously validated dental preparedness assessment scale based on 50 items encompassing core clinical skills, cognitive attributes, and behavioral skills. The research instrument was then translated into Turkish. The R statistical environment for Windows was used for the data analysis. Results Responses were provided by 272 students (156 women and 116 men; 57% and 43%, respectively) across 10 different universities. The mean score of the participants was 75.68 with slightly higher scores for men compared to women (77.35 vs. 74.46 respectively). However, independent t-tests showed that the scores did not differ significantly between women and men. Conclusions This study evaluated the self-perceived preparedness for dental practice of final-year students from 10 universities in Turkey. Although the results showed several areas of weakness, the scores of self-perceived preparedness of Turkish students were comparable to those reported in Europe and Asia. These findings can be used to inform future curriculum development to support students in consolidating their learning in perceived areas of weakness.

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Dental students' knowledge of and attitudes towards prescribing medication in Western Australia

Cited by 4 publications

References 28 publications

Medical profile of patients referred to an Australian postgraduate oral surgery clinic

Medical profile of patients referred to an Australian postgraduate oral surgery clinic

To prescribe or not to prescribe? A review of the Prescribing Competencies Framework for dentistry

Readiness for clinical practice: Self-perceived confidence of final year dental students in Turkey - A multi-institutional study

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