selcuk dent j Selcuk Dental Journal 2148-7529 Selcuk University 10.15311/selcukdentj.1243155 Dentistry Diş Hekimliği The Evaluation of Dentist’s Knowledge of Antibiotics and Prophylaxis in Turkey Türkiye'deki Diş Hekimlerinin Antibiyotik ve Profilaksi Bilgilerinin Değerlendirilmesi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3825-4650 Gürses Gökhan SELCUK UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF DENTISTRY https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8970-9646 Gür Rabia SELCUK UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF DENTISTRY, DENTISTRY PR. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3447-0065 Aktı Ahmet SELCUK UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF DENTISTRY, DENTISTRY PR. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7769-8537 Küçükkolbaşı Hasan SELCUK UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF DENTISTRY, DENTISTRY PR. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4851-4230 Durmuş Ercan SELCUK UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF DENTISTRY, DENTISTRY PR. 12 25 2023 10 3 576 582 01 27 2023 03 02 2023 Copyright © 2014, Selcuk Dental Journal 2014 Selcuk Dental Journal

Amaç: Uygun olmayan şekilde reçete edilen antibiyotikler, antibiyotiğe dirençli bakterilerin oluşumunu hızlandırır. Bu durum halk sağlığı açısından olumsuz bir durum yaratmaktadır. Bu çalışma, diş hekimlerinin Türkiye'de antibiyotik direnci konusundaki antibiyotik/profilaksi bilgi ve farkındalıklarını iki olgu senaryosuna dayanarak ölçmeyi amaçlamaktadır.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Türkiye'deki diş hekimleri, on iki soruluk çevrimiçi anketimiz için çeşitli sosyal medya uygulamalarında açık davet gönderileri ile davet edilmişlerdir. Puanlama, antibiyotik/profilaksi bilgisini ölçmeye yönelik cevaplara göre şekillendirilmiştir. Toplanan veriler SPSS Statistics 22 tarafından istatistiksel olarak analiz edilmiştir.Bulgular: 321 katılımcı çalışmaya dahil olan tüm soruları yanıtladı. İstatistiksel analizler antibiyotik ve profilaksi bilgisi baz alındığnda; cinsiyet, unvan, mezuniyet zamanı ve işyerine göre yapılan değerlendirmelerde anlamlı farklılık göstermiştir.Sonuçlar: Türkiye'de diş hekimleri tarafından uygunsuz antibiyotik reçetesi yaygındır. Diş hekimleri daha fazla lisans dersi almalı ve mezun olduktan sonra düzenli aralıklarla hatırlatma antibiyotik dersleri alması bilgilerini güncel tutmaya katkıda bulunabilir.Anahtar kelimeler: antibiyotik bilgisi, antibiyotik profilaksisi, antibiyotik direnci, diş hekimliği, çevrimiçi anket

Introduction: Inappropriately prescribed antibiotics accelerate the formation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This circumstance creates a problematic situation in terms of public health. This study aims to measure dentists' antibiotic/prophylaxis knowledge and awareness of antibiotic resistance in Turkey based on two case scenarios.Materials Methods: Dentists in Turkey are invited by open invitation posts on various social media applications for our twelve-question online survey. The scoring was shaped based on answers to measure antibiotic/prophylaxis knowledge. The collected data were statistically analyzed by SPSS Statistics 22.Results: 321 participants answered all questions included in the study. The statistical analyses showed a significant difference in the evaluations according to gender, title, graduation time, and workplace.Conclusion: Inappropriate antibiotic prescription by dentists is common in Turkey. Dentists should receive more undergraduate lessons, and taking reminder antibiotic courses at regular intervals after graduation can contribute to keeping their knowledge up to date.

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