PMID- 33282769
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20240330
IS  - 2231-0762 (Print)
IS  - 2250-1002 (Electronic)
IS  - 2231-0762 (Linking)
VI  - 10
IP  - 5
DP  - 2020 Sep-Oct
TI  - The Knowledge and Perception of Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant agents among 
      Dentists in Northern Jordan.
PG  - 597-604
LID - 10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_70_20 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to describe the attitude and perception 
      toward antiplatelet/anticoagulant agents in patients with cardiovascular diseases 
      among dentists in the northern district of Jordan and to compare the current 
      practice of Jordanian dentists and the recently published guidelines regarding 
      the management of patients taking antiplatelet/anticoagulant drugs before dental 
      procedures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study conducted on 
      dentists and dental interns working at the dental clinics in northern Jordan, 
      including dental clinics at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) 
      and the private sector. The total sample size comprised of 128 subjects (78 
      dentists from JUST and 50 private practitioners). The participants were 
      interviewed using a preformed questionnaire to assess their knowledge and 
      perceptions regarding the antiplatelets and the anticoagulant agents. RESULTS: 
      Approximately 61.5% of participants from JUST university and 20.0% of those in 
      the private sector were aware of the use of clopidogrel (P < 0.0001). Although 
      the overall awareness regarding other antiplatelets such as prasugrel was very 
      low (8.6%), dentists from JUST (12.8%) showed a significantly higher level of 
      awareness compared to the private practitioners (2.0%) (P = 0.049). More than 70% 
      of the participants from JUST and only 46.0% of the private practitioners were 
      aware of the consequences of interrupting treatment with clopidogrel in patients 
      with coronary stents (P = 0.002). Almost both the participants from JUST (25.78%) 
      and the private sector (24.22%) are consulting the cardiologists with similar 
      frequencies before interrupting the treatment with the antiplatelet/anticoagulant 
      agents. Participants who have clinical PhD qualifications are more aware of the 
      recent clinical guidelines and the newest agents compared to others. CONCLUSIONS: 
      The awareness regarding the newest antiplatelet/anticoagulant agents is poor 
      among the dentists in northern Jordan. However, the majority (62.3%) of them 
      realize the consequences of interrupting such treatments in patients with 
      coronary stents. Unfortunately, only a quarter of the dentists are consulting the 
      cardiologists before interrupting the treatment with the antiplatelet agents. 
      Proper education, courses, and workshops should be performed to the dentists to 
      improve their knowledge about this critical issue.
CI  - Copyright: (c) 2020 Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community 
      Dentistry.
FAU - Ibdah, Rasheed K
AU  - Ibdah RK
AD  - Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jordan University for 
      Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
FAU - Rawashdeh, Sukaina I
AU  - Rawashdeh SI
AD  - Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jordan University for 
      Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
FAU - Harahsheh, Ehab
AU  - Harahsheh E
AD  - Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Arizona, USA.
FAU - Almegdadi, Abdallah
AU  - Almegdadi A
AD  - Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jordan University for 
      Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
FAU - Al Ksassbeh, Abdullah
AU  - Al Ksassbeh A
AD  - Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jordan University for 
      Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
FAU - Alrabadi, Nasr
AU  - Alrabadi N
AD  - Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and 
      Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20200928
PL  - India
TA  - J Int Soc Prev Community Dent
JT  - Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry
JID - 101618802
PMC - PMC7685271
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Anticoagulants
OT  - antiplatelets
OT  - coronary stents
OT  - dental procedures
OT  - ischemic heart disease
COIS- There are no conflicts of interest.
EDAT- 2020/12/08 06:00
MHDA- 2020/12/08 06:01
PMCR- 2020/09/28
CRDT- 2020/12/07 05:35
PHST- 2020/02/14 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/06/15 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2020/07/02 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/12/07 05:35 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/12/08 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/12/08 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2020/09/28 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - JISPCD-10-597 [pii]
AID - 10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_70_20 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2020 Sep 28;10(5):597-604. doi: 
      10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_70_20. eCollection 2020 Sep-Oct.