Knowledge,attitude and perception of antiplatelet therapy among dentists in Central Eastern Turkey

作     者：Mehmet M Can Murat Biteker Gamze Babur Olcay Ozveren Victor L Serebruany 

作者机构：Bagcilar Research and Education HospitalCardiology Department Haydarpasa Education and Research HospitalCardiology Department Kartal Kosuyolu Heart and Research InstituteCardiology Department Heart Drug Research LaboratoriesJohns Hopkins UniversityOsler Medical Building 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Cardiology》 (世界心脏病学杂志（英文版）（电子版）)

年 卷 期：2012年第4卷第7期

页      面：226-230页

学科分类：12[管理学] 1204[管理学-公共管理] 120402[管理学-社会医学与卫生事业管理(可授管理学、医学学位)] 1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1002[医学-临床医学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Antiplatelet therapy Dental Coronary artery disease Survey 

摘      要：AIM:To survey the dentists in Central Eastern Turkey,testing their knowledge on coronary interventions and assessing perception of antecedent dual antiplatelet ***:Two hundred and ninety-eight dentists were surveyed face-to-face by completing questionnaires,including 16 structured questions focused on general knowledge of coronary stents,and assessing periprocedural practice with regard to antiplatelet ***:All respondents were aware of such devices as coronary stents,but only one-third of the respondents knew the differences between a bare metal and a drug-eluting stent design,and associated *** about stent thrombosis was limited to 34%,while consequences of interrupting antiplatelet therapy were known to only 30% of surveyed ***,the attitudes of surveyed respondents differed substantially depending on the location of their practice,where dentists working in the urban environment(population over 10 000) were more aware of antiplatelet recommendations when compared to their colleagues from the rural ***:Knowledge about coronary stents,associated clinical outcomes,and current guidelines with regard to surgical management of antecedent antiplatelet therapy in Central Eastern Turkey is inconsistent,and heavily dependent on the location of dental *** areas around the globe should be in a focus of continuous medical education to improve the quality of medical care.