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Patterns of antifungal prescribing in general dental practice
R J Oliver1, H S Dhaliwal, E D Theaker
1Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Dental Hospital of Manchester. richard.j.oliver@man.ac.uk
Objective:
To examine the current practice of antifungal prescribing by GDPs in the United Kingdom. Design A postal questionnaire circulated to a random selection of 400 dentists.
Outcome Measures:
The questionnaires were analysed and the responses expressed as absolute and relative frequencies.
Results:
Responses to the questionnaire were received from 297 (74.3%) GDPs. Nystatin was the most popular choice of antifungal agent that GDPs would use, followed by miconazole, amphotericin B and fluconazole. The likelihood of use of miconazole was positively linked to recent date of graduation. Lack of knowledge regarding contraindications and problems with azole antibiotics was found in a significant minority of practitioners (36%).
Conclusions:
The present study indicates that azole antifungal agents (especially miconazole) are becoming more widely used by GDPs, but that knowledge regarding potential problems with their use is sub-optimal. Nystatin remains the most popular choice of antifungal agent.
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