Conocimiento de los Odontólogos del área urbana de Cuenca sobre los antibióticos

Abstract

OBJECTIVE. Determine knowledge that dentists have in the urban area of Cuenca about antibiotics. MATERIAL AND METHODS. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in 2018. The sample was representative and randomized, with a scope of 212 dentists. A previously validated survey was applied to register sex, professional experience, degree education, aspects related to family knowledge to which antibiotics belong and antibiotic spectrum, American Heart Association criteria and prescription of antibiotics, were included dentists who were working in the urban area of Cuenca, in full exercise, and achieve the respective criteria. RESULTS. Out of the 212 surveyed dentists a 56.6% obtained regular level, a 22.6% obtained good level and a 20.8% a bad level from the total knowledge. On the antibiotic family and antibiotic spectrum knowledge, 43.1% of dentists obtained a bad level and 56.9% at a good level. When it comes to the knowledge of prophylaxis and criteria of the AHA, 39.5% of dentists obtained a bad level and 60.5% at the good level. About the prescription knowledge, 60.5% of the dentists obtained a bad level and 39.5% at the good level. And according to the antibiotic of choice, 38.4% of dentists obtained a bad level, and 61.6% a good level. Conclusions. The highest percentage reached out of all the dentists surveyed was regular knowledge (56.6%), followed by good knowledge (22.6%) and finally bad knowledge (20.8%)