Dental students' knowledge of and attitudes towards prescribing medication in Western Australia.

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Tytuł:: Dental students' knowledge of and attitudes towards prescribing medication in Western Australia.
Autorzy:: Park JS; UWA Dental School, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.; Education Technology Group, Higher Education Development Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.; International Research Collaborative - Oral Health and Equity, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia.
Daniel BK; Education Technology Group, Higher Education Development Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Wong PY; UWA Dental School, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
Abbott PV; UWA Dental School, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
Ngo HC; UWA Dental School, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
Źródło:: European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe [Eur J Dent Educ] 2023 May; Vol. 27 (2), pp. 287-295. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 22.
Typ publikacji:: Journal Article
Język:: English
Imprint Name(s):: Publication: Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell
Original Publication: Copenhagen : Munksgaard, c1997-
MeSH Terms:: Students, Dental*
Education, Dental*
Humans ; Western Australia ; Australia ; Curriculum
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Contributed Indexing:: Keywords: curriculum; dental school; medication; pharmacology; qualitative research
Entry Date(s):: Date Created: 20220412 Date Completed: 20230412 Latest Revision: 20230412
Update Code:: 20240105
DOI:: 10.1111/eje.12802
PMID:: 35412002
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Introduction: Dentists can prescribe medications for prophylactic and therapeutic purposes. In Australia, dental graduates can autonomously practise within the scope of their qualifications without needing to undertake an internship post-graduation. Although previous research has identified knowledge gaps amongst dental students in Australia on pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutic knowledge, there has been no published research that qualitatively highlights dental students' knowledge of medication prescribing in Australia. This study aimed to undertake a qualitative analysis of Western Australian dental students' attitudes towards and knowledge of medication prescribing.
Methods: This qualitative case study design employed semi-structured interviews as means of collecting data. It utilised a purposive sampling in penultimate and final year dental students at the University of Western Australia.
Results: Twenty dental students participated in the study. Five key themes were identified in the data: current and previous education, application when delivering pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics, teaching to ensure patient-centred care, supervision and referral to relevant resources. Participants agreed that having previous knowledge in the area provides students with confidence regarding medication prescribing. Furthermore, students in this study valued having guidance when prescribing medications.
Conclusions: This study highlights the complexity of medication prescribing for dental students. It also highlights their experience with the current pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics curriculum. All students interviewed valued application-based teaching, making it specific to dentistry. If curriculum were to be redeveloped, considering their perceptions may be a valuable tool.
(© 2022 The Authors. European Journal of Dental Education published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)

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