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- Title
Dental Students' Familiarity with the Medical Management of Dental Patients at Brazilian Dental Schools.
- Authors
Araújo, Paula Caetano; Saliba Garbín, Cléa Adas; Saliba Moimaz, Suzely Adas; Saliba, Nemre Adas; Arcieri, Renato Moreira
- Abstract
Drug therapy in dentistry is essential for patients' treatment and requires special care by dentists, so it must be part of a well-grounded education for predoctoral dental students. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of undergraduate students at dental schools in Brazil about the use of drugs in dental practice. The sample universe was comprised of all under-graduates enrolled in the last year of the dentistry course in three universities in 2010 (n=253). Inclusion criteria were students in their last year of enrollment and who agreed to participate in the research. The results were analyzed on Epi Info 3.5.1 software. Analyses were conducted with chi-square, Friedman, and Wilcoxon tests. Slightly more than half of the participants (51.9 percent) reported the ideal dose of anesthetic for a normal patient. However, their difficulties increased when asked about the relationship between the anesthetic and patients with systemic disease or those needing special care. Regarding drugs that usually cause allergic attack, only 29.2 percent and 36.6 percent, respectively, cited methyl methacrylate and latex. This study found that the knowledge of these undergraduates about the questions was deficient, so dental education should include more theoretical and clinical practice in recognizing the patient's medical needs.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; DENTAL students; DENTAL schools; DENTISTS; DENTAL education; DENTAL anesthesia; DENTAL materials; CURRICULUM
- Publication
Journal of Dental Education, 2013, Vol 77, Issue 5, p621
- ISSN
0022-0337
- Publication type
Article