ABSTRACT
Objective: to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of dental practitioners regarding medication accuracy for oral lesions. Method: An cross-sectional study was conducted with 490 dentists. A questionnaire comprising 39 items was distributed. Oral Medicine (OM) specialists served as the reference group. Data were analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis, and Rasch model analysis. Results. The subjects included 372 general practitioners and 118 dental specialists. The mean knowledge score was 28.48±0.10, and the mean attitude score was 58.25±0.18. No significant difference was found in knowledge between the groups (p=0.260); however, there was a significant difference in attitude (p=0.004). Attitude scores of all dental specialist subgroups were significantly different from the OM group (p<0.01). Person misfit test revealed that oral surgeons exhibited different infit (1.02) and outfit (0.96) MNSQ compared to other subgroups. Conclusion. Knowledge about medication accuracy for oral lesions was similar among dental practitioners, but attitudes differed from those of oral medicine specialists.
