title: [Knowledge and re-evaluation of the prevention of endocarditis in dentistry].
abstract: Physicians, dentists and patients were questioned as to their knowledge of endocarditis prophylaxis. about three quarters of the physicians and about half of the dentists were able to judge the risk of endocarditis correctly. Removal of calculus was underestimated as a risk for bacteriemia by physicians and patients alike. dentists overestimated the risk for endocarditis in the group of "non-risk-patients" (bypass), a fact resulting in an overdose/overuse of antibiotics. patients with lower education had less knowledge about the relation between their own personal risk and the necessary dental treatment.
authors.affiliation: Klinik for Zahnärztliche Chirurgie, -Radiologie, Mund-und Kieferheilkunde, Zentrum for Zahnmedizin der Universität Basel.
authors.forename: Daniela C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Cerletti-Knüsel
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: J Thomas
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Lambrecht
authors.forename: Ursula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Flúckiger
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zimmerli
mesh_terms: D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D003815:Dentists / Q000523:psychology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D012955:Societies, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013557:Switzerland