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DOI: https://doi.org/10.52163/yhc.v66iCD1.1978
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Vol. 66 No. CD1 (2025)
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Liên, T. N., Huy, N. P. T., Vũ, Điền H. A., Chánh, L. T., & Tuyển, V. Đắc. (2025). 16. EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPROVING PRESCRIPTION BY USING THE ANTIMICROBIAL PRESCRIBING SELF-AUDIT TOOL IN DENTISTRY. Vietnam Journal of Community Medicine, 66(CD1). https://doi.org/10.52163/yhc.v66iCD1.1978

16. EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPROVING PRESCRIPTION BY USING THE ANTIMICROBIAL PRESCRIBING SELF-AUDIT TOOL IN DENTISTRY

Tran Ngoc Lien1, Nguyen Phan The Huy1, Dien Hoa Anh Vu2, Le Trung Chanh3, Vo Dac Tuyen1
1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh city
2 Van Lang University
3 National Hospital of Odonto-Stomatology at Ho Chi Minh city

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Abstract

Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of improving the quality of antibiotic prescribing by dentists in Ho Chi Minh Ccty before and after using HDKS and CCKS.


Method: Prospective study collected data from 73 dentists working in Ho Chi Minh city using a questionnaire based on the online tool Google Form, provided attached Guidelines and antibiotic prescription self-audit tool in two phases – before and after using the Guidelines.


Method: Prospective study collected data from 73 maxillofacial doctors working in Ho Chi Minh City using a questionnaire based on the online tool Google Form, provided with HDKS và CCKS at two times before and after using HDKS.


Results: Among 458 antibiotic prescriptions collected in both phases, 215 were necessary (46.9%) and 243 unnecessary (53.1%). Of the 215 necessary antibiotic prescriptions, 140 were reasonable (65.1%) and 75 were unreasonable (34.9%). The rate of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions in phase 2 (43.0%) significantly decreased compared to phase 1 (57.6%) (p < 0.05), while the rate of unreasonable antibiotic prescriptions was not significantly different between the two phases.


Conclusions: Our research shows that there is still a significant proportion of unnecessary and unreasonable prescriptions in dental treatment. Preliminary results suggest that antibiotic prescribing Guidelines combined with the antibiotic prescription self-audit tool may improve appropriate antibiotic prescribing.

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Antibiotics, oral infection, prescription

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