Nível de preparação para a prescrição terapêutica pelos alunos do 5º ano de Medicina Dentária : análise comparativa entre alunos das Faculdades de Medicina Dentária Portuguesas e alunos da Faculdade de Medicina Dentária de Nancy

: França

Abstract

Introduction: A prescription is essential in Dental Medicine, mainly in pain symptomatology, inflammatory and infectious treatments. There are several currents and group of drugs whose administration can vary from University to University, both in Portugal and in other European Universities. Objectives: Characterize the degree of medical prescription preparation of the fifth year college students from Portuguese Faculties of Dental Medicine and Faculty of Dental Medicine of Nancy (France). Materials and Methods: An epidemiological observational crosssectional study with a sample of 104 students from the Institute of Health Sciences - Dental Medicine of Viseu, Faculty of Dental Medicine at the University of Porto and Faculty of Dental Medicine at the University of Coimbra and 31 students of Faculty of Dental Medicine of Nancy, in France. The data was collected through a self-reported questionnaire. The statistical analysis was done in statistical software SPSS version 21.0. Results: The sources of information most used were the acquired knowledge in pharmacology (81,5%), the supervisor professor (74,1%) and the medical dictionary (68,9%). Not knowing the commercial name and not being sure about what drug to prescribe (53,3%), indicate the wrong prescribed dose (48,1%) and not knowing the adverse drug reactions (40,7%) are the most common prescription errors done by students. 85.2% of the students in the sample noted that pharmacology is important in the future practical exercise in dental medicine. Conclusions: There are differences in medical prescription between Portuguese and French students where French students are more prepared to prescribe than Portuguese (p=0,001). It is essential to encourage students to learn the best ways of prescribing in other to avoid errors that can damage public health.

Date of Award	26 Jul 2016
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Nélio Jorge Veiga (Supervisor)