Medication knowledge among dental students in Australia-a cross-sectional study.
competence
dental students
medication knowledge
pharmacotherapy
quality use of medicines
Journal
Journal of dental education
ISSN: 1930-7837
Titre abrégé: J Dent Educ
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8000150
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2020
Jul 2020
Historique:
received:
14
12
2019
revised:
01
03
2020
accepted:
02
04
2020
pubmed:
30
4
2020
medline:
23
7
2020
entrez:
30
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Prescribing medicine is integral to clinical dentistry. Future dental practitioners need to have a thorough knowledge of how to prescribe safely and effectively. To date, medication knowledge among dental students in Australia has not been assessed at a national scale. Australian dental students were invited to undertake the survey comprising 12 multiple choice questions to investigate their medication knowledge. A total of 185 responses were received. The questions were 11 clinically relevant questions and 1 opinion-based question with 4 options from which to select. Results were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The 185 respondents had a mean correct response of 6.77 ± 1.8 (range: 2-11 out of 11). Out of 185 students, 142 students (77%) answered more than half of the questions correctly. Only 1 student (1%) answered all 11 questions correctly. There were 135 students (73%) who either agreed or strongly agreed that they would feel confident to prescribe safe and effective medication for their patients after having completed dental school. Most respondents answered more than half, but not all, of the clinical questions correctly. Despite this, many reported confidence in their prescribing skills. Future research needs to further investigate pharmacotherapeutic knowledge to determine detailed knowledge gaps in prescribing.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
799-804Informations de copyright
© 2020 American Dental Education Association.
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