Evaluación del conocimiento sobre antibióticos de los estudiantes de la clínica en la facultad de odontología de la Universidad Antonio Nariño sede Bucaramanga

Abstract

Introduction: The use of antibiotics is very common in the dental consultation for the post-surgical patient and in the patient who will undergo some invasive dental treatment, but generally the prescription of antibiotics by the dentist is based on a diagnosis of infection, his experience clinically and are commonly used empirically. But resistance to these drugs is now one of the most serious threats to global health. And, the use of antibiotics is becoming more and more frequent, due to this, certain bacteria have become drug resistant. Objective: The purpose of this research was to determine the level of knowledge of the students of the dental faculty of the Antonio Nariño University, Bucaramanga headquarters, about the use of antibiotics in clinical practice and their mechanisms of action (2019). Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out, involving 85 students from fifth to tenth semester of dentistry who were doing clinical practices. For this purpose, a survey was applied to the students of the faculty who, on the day it was applied, were available during the clinical shift and had the time indicated for the development of the survey, which consisted of 16 questions in total. Closed method questions were handled, which were divided into two groups: the first were questions associated with mechanisms of action and the second were questions related to clinical management. Results: A percentage of correct answers was observed by groups of questions: 39% regarding questions associated with mechanisms of action and 46% regarding those associated with clinical practice. Determining with the analysis carried out that the level of knowledge about antibiotics of the students was low since it did not exceed 60% Conclusions: It was observed that the general average of knowledge on antibiotics of the students from fifth to tenth semester of clinics is low since it did not exceed 60%. It is necessary to reinforce both the basic knowledge and during the development of the practicals, in order to strengthen the knowledge of the students of the Antonio Nariño University, Bucaramanga headquarters, on the topic addressed.