title: Dental students' knowledge of and attitudes toward anticoagulation dental treatment: assessment of a one-day course at the University of Murcia, Spain.
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine a group of Spanish dental students' knowledge of and attitudes toward anticoagulated patients and clinical practice and to assess the need for additional education in this area. A survey with sections on demographics and knowledge of general coagulation, anticoagulation treatment, clinical practice, local hemostatic measures, and antibiotic prophylaxis was distributed to students before and after a one-day course on oral anticoagulation. The response rate was 67.1 percent (n=96). Of the respondents, 78.1 percent (seventy-five) were women. The students who benefited most from the course were third-year students since they had the lowest level of knowledge at the beginning of the course (p>0.05). Fifth-year students and postgraduates had a good initial level of knowledge (87 percent). This study identified a lack of knowledge among this group of Spanish dental students prior to the course, but participating in the course led to considerable improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, University of Murcia, Spain. yolandam@um.es
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Martínez-Beneyto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: López-Jornet
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Camacho-Alonso
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: González-Escribano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000502:physiology; D003479:Curriculum; D003729:Dental Care; D004497:Education, Dental; D005260:Female; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013030:Spain; D013335:Students, Dental; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants