Author/Authors :
UYSAL, Serhat Ege Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , CANDAN, Ümit Sağlık Bakanlığı Konak Eğitim Diş Hastanesi, Turkey , EVCİL, Mehmet Sinan Sağlık Bakanlığı Konak Eğitim Diş Hastanesi, Turkey , UYSAL, Ayşe Ege Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Hematoloji Bilim Dalı, Turkey , IŞIKGÖZ TAŞBAKAN, Meltem Ege Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , YAMAZHAN, Tansu Ege Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , ULUSOY, Sercan Ege Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey
Abstract :
Aim: Antibiotics should be used with caution because of the increase in bacterial resistance, high treatment costs and decrease of the new antibiotic discovery. Rational use of antibiotics is referred as appropriate antibiotic choice, appropriate döşe and duration and the lowest cost. Dentists are frequently confronted with situations like endocarditis prophylaxis, tooth and gum infections, and therefore they often use antibiotics. In this study; the factors affecting rational antibiotic use of dentists working in educational dental hospital were investigated.Materials and Methods: The questionnaire consists of multiple choice questions was performed by answering under surveillance method. Results were analyzed with calculating of frequencies and percentages.Results: Out of 114 dentists included in the study, 73 (64%) were women. In terms of taking anamnesis for appropriate antibiotic prescription, dentists considered himself/herself as very good, good and moderate were 54.1%, 22.3% and 11.5%, respectively. It was found that the dentists working more than fifteen years attended less post-graduation educations and courses about rational antibiotic use, and they often took information about antibiotics from their colleagues.Conclusion: It was observed that scientific resources such as diagnosis and treatment manuals or books, and post-graduation educations in rational antibiotic use are necessary instead of pharmaceutical industry informations
