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Antibiotic prescribing in dental practice in Belgium.
Mainjot, Amélie; D'Hoore, W.; Van Heusden, Alain et al.
2009In International Endodontic Journal, 42 (12), p. 1112-7
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Abstract :
[en] AIM: To assess the types and frequency of antibiotic prescriptions by Belgian dentists, the indications for antibiotic prescription, and dentists' knowledge about recommended practice in antibiotic use. METHODOLOGY: In this cross-sectional survey, dental practitioners were asked to record information about all antibiotics prescribed to their patients during a 2-week period. The dental practitioners were also asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire regarding demographic data, prescribing practices, and knowledge about antibiotic use. A random sample of 268 Belgian dentists participated in the survey. RESULTS: During the 2-week period, 24 421 patient encounters were recorded; 1033 patients were prescribed an antibiotic (4.2%). The median number of prescriptions per dentist for the 2 weeks was 3. Broad spectrum antibiotics were most commonly prescribed: 82% of all prescriptions were for amoxycillin, amoxycillin-clavulanic acid and clindamycin. Antibiotics were often prescribed in the absence of fever (92.2%) and without any local treatment (54.2%). The most frequent diagnosis for which antibiotics were prescribed was periapical abscess (51.9%). Antibiotics were prescribed to 63.3% of patients with periapical abscess and 4.3% of patients with pulpitis. Patterns of prescriptions were confirmed by the data from the self-reported practice. CONCLUSIONS: Discrepancies between observed and recommended practice support the need for educational initiatives to promote rational use of antibiotics in dentistry in Belgium.
Disciplines :
Dentistry & oral medicine
Author, co-author :
Mainjot, Amélie  ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Institut de dentisterie - prothèse fixée
D'Hoore, W.
Van Heusden, Alain ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Institut de dentisterie - prothèse fixée
Van Nieuwenhuysen, J*-P
Language :
English
Title :
Antibiotic prescribing in dental practice in Belgium.
Publication date :
2009
Journal title :
International Endodontic Journal
ISSN :
0143-2885
eISSN :
1365-2591
Publisher :
Blackwell Publishing
Volume :
42
Issue :
12
Pages :
1112-7
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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