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Medication knowledge among dental students in Australia-a cross-sectional study
Joon Soo Park1, Jasmine Li2, Emma Turner2,3
1International Research Collaborative - Oral Health and Equity, School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia.
Journal of Dental Education
|April 30, 2020
Summary
Australian dental students demonstrate moderate medication knowledge, with most answering over half of questions correctly but few achieving full marks. Many students feel confident prescribing, highlighting a potential gap between perceived and actual competence.
Area of Science:
- Dental Education
- Pharmacology
- Clinical Practice
Background:
- Safe and effective medication prescribing is crucial for dental practitioners.
- Assessing medication knowledge in Australian dental students nationally has not been previously conducted.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the medication knowledge of Australian dental students.
- To identify potential gaps in pharmacotherapeutic knowledge among future dental practitioners.
Main Methods:
- A survey of 185 Australian dental students was conducted.
- The survey included 11 clinically relevant multiple-choice questions and 1 opinion-based question.
- Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the results.
Main Results:
- Respondents achieved a mean score of 6.77 out of 11 clinical questions.
- 77% of students answered more than half of the questions correctly, while only 1% answered all questions correctly.
- 73% of students reported confidence in their ability to prescribe medications safely and effectively post-graduation.
Conclusions:
- While a majority of dental students demonstrate adequate medication knowledge, there is room for improvement.
- A discrepancy exists between reported confidence in prescribing and actual knowledge demonstrated.
- Further research is needed to pinpoint specific pharmacotherapeutic knowledge deficits in dental prescribing.
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