title: Availability of emergency drugs and equipment in general and specialist dental settings in Babol, Iran.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Medical emergencies can frequently happen in dental settings and it is critical to outfit the clinic by emergency drugs and equipment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the emergency drugs and equipment in general and specialist dental settings in Babol, Iran.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire containing closed ended questions about the available emergency drugs and equipment was used in this descriptive-analytical study. Data were subjected to descriptive analysis using SPSS 18.0 to identify the most frequent drugs and equipment. Chi-square and t-test were used to evaluate the correlation between the variables. p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred and twelve dentists answered the questionnaire. The most available drug and equipment were epinephrine (67%) and single use syringe (81.3%) respectively. Significant correlation was found between degree of education and availability of first group of emergency drugs and between sex and possession of second group of emergency equipment (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Degree of availability of emergency drugs and equipment was moderate to low and training about emergencies should be included in the didactic topics of universities and workshops.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Information about emergency drug and equipment would help to manage the unwanted emergency situations.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mehdizadeh
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nosrati
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran, e-mail: dr.mahtabhamzeh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mahtab
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamzeh
mesh_terms: D000322:Adrenergic Agonists / Q000600:supply & distribution; D000328:Adult; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000600:supply & distribution; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000600:supply & distribution; D003740:Dental Clinics; D003748:Dental Equipment / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D004497:Education, Dental; D004522:Educational Status; D004630:Emergencies; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000600:supply & distribution; D005260:Female; D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000600:supply & distribution; D007492:Iran; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000600:supply & distribution; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013039:Specialties, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation; D013594:Syringes / Q000600:supply & distribution; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000295:instrumentation
chemical_list: D000322:Adrenergic Agonists; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D008012:Lidocaine; D006854:Hydrocortisone; D004837:Epinephrine
keywords: Drug; Emergency; Equipment; Hamzeh M. Availability of Emergency Drugs and Equipment in General and Specialist Dental Settings in Babol; Iran. J Contemp Dent Pract 2014;15(6):677-680. Source of support: Nil Conflict of interest: None declared.; Nosrati K; Questionnaire. How to cite this article: Mehdizadeh M