Khalid Aboalshamat
Associate professor, Dental Public Health Division, Preventative Dentistry Department, College of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Practices and knowledge of dental professionals in Saudi Arabia regarding prescription of analgesics and antibiotics, Cross-sectional study
Author(s): Roaa Merwass*, Bushra Almotairi, Mohammed Alasmari, Ghaida Alawfi, Seham Almehmadi, Ghaidaa Sulaiman, Sara Alzahrani and Khalid Aboalshamat
Introduction: Dentists are responsible for a large proportion of antibiotic and analgesic prescriptions. Due to excessive use of these medications, appropriate prescribing has become essential for all health-care providers. Aim: This study was aimed to assess practices and knowledge of dental professionals in Saudi Arabia regarding analgesic and antibiotic prescriptions. Materials and Methods: This observational cross-sectional study recruited 315 dental practitioners and undergraduate students to answer a self-administered questionnaire in English, which was taken from previous validated questionnaire with face validity and content validity ratio of 0.87. The questionnaire was distributed online in Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire consisted of three sections measuring demographic data, levels of knowledge, and the practices of dental practitioners regarding analgesic and antibiotic. S.. Read More»