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Journal Article
Dentists’ perceptions of antimicrobial use for dental procedures
2019
Overview
Results Of the 231 dentists attending the session, 111 (48.1%) responded to the questionnaire. [...]70% of respondents were male, with the median age of 36 years (range, 24–64 years) and median postgraduate duration of 11 years (range, 1–44 years). Discussion The current study revealed that among dentists, behaviors dictating their prescription of antimicrobial prophylaxis against IE, local infections, and complications following common dental procedures varied widely. [...]respondents’ self-reported behavior demonstrated that periprocedural antimicrobial overprescribing apparently stems from deeply entrenched misperceptions about the relevant pathophysiology, litigation fears, and prevailing culture despite putative familiarity with current recommendations against this behavior. In principle, antimicrobial prophylaxis should be administrated before an invasive procedure. [...]continuing postprocedural administration to reduce further the risk of local complications or infections remains controversial.6,7 Previous studies have also cited the inappropriate continuation of postprocedural prophylaxis.3,9 This study has a number of limitations. The sample size was small, and selection bias may have occurred because the respondents were attendees of a regional academic conference. [...]their responses may not reflect their actual antimicrobial prescribing practices.
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Cambridge University Press
