Endocarditis prophylaxis in daily practice of pediatricians and dentists in Flanders

Wolf, Daniël De; Genouw, Annelien; Standaert, Claire; Victor, Azarie; Vanoverbeke, Nick; Groote, Katya De; Martens, Luc

doi:10.1007/s00431-020-03769-3

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“…Despite students' generally positive self-reported perception of antibiotic prophylaxis knowledge and suitable prescribing capability, many felt a need to further reinforce this knowledge in dental curriculums. In an international context, according to the survey assessing the endocarditis prophylaxis knowledge of Flemish dentist and paediatricians, it was evident that younger dentist was better aware of recent guidelines underlining improved teaching [28]. Nevertheless, there was an increase in antibiotic prescribing amongst the younger Flemish dentists not because of a lack of knowledge about dental procedures but because of a lack of knowledge of low and high-risk types of congenital heart disease.…”

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Australian dental students’ knowledge on antibiotics prophylaxis for dental procedures

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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 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. Conclusion Most 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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Australian dental students’ knowledge on antibiotics prophylaxis for dental procedures

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The level of knowledge of medical and dental students regarding prophylaxis for infective endocarditis

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Erdem

2024

Journal of Dental Education

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ObjectivesInfective endocarditis is a rarely seen disease, but has a high mortality rate. Therefore, it is extremely important that the guidelines are followed correctly. The main aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the level of knowledge and attitude of infective endocarditis of fourth‐ and fifth‐year dentistry students in clinical residency and fifth‐ and sixth‐year medical students.MethodsA 42‐item questionnaire evaluating the type and dosage of antibiotics administered as infective endocarditis prophylaxis in medical conditions and dentistry procedures was delivered online to the study participants. The data obtained were examined using descriptive statistics and analyzed with the chi‐square test.ResultsThe questionnaire was completed by a total of 332 participants. The statistical analyses showed a good level of knowledge in 55% of the dentistry faculty students and in 43.5% of the medical faculty students.ConclusionsWhen considering that dental and medical faculty students are not expected to receive additional training on antimicrobial management after graduation, the findings of this study have raised significant attitude for the improvement of our education system in this field.

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Endocarditis prophylaxis in daily practice of pediatricians and dentists in Flanders

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Australian dental students’ knowledge on antibiotics prophylaxis for dental procedures

Australian dental students’ knowledge on antibiotics prophylaxis for dental procedures

The level of knowledge of medical and dental students regarding prophylaxis for infective endocarditis

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