Harsh Mahajan, Puja Hazari, Naveen S Yadav, Abhinav Khare, Shweta Narwani, Juhi Lohiya

ABSTRACT

Background: Antibiotics are one of the most effective weapons against diseases. In the control of many infectious diseases antibiotics play a vital role. The aim of this study is to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice toward antibiotic use among interns of different dental colleges of Bhopal. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the interns of dental colleges of Bhopal through the asynchronous platform of online learning google forms. The questionaire comprised of 20 questions. The questionnaire was prepared and distributed to interns of different dental colleges in the city of Bhopal. Result: Majority of the participants (97%) believed that the antibiotics are effective against bacterial infection, different oral condition needs different antibiotics (91%) and have fixed protocol regarding dosage and duration (94 %). More than half of the participants (52.7%) disagreed about the prescription of antibiotics against viral infection. Conclusion: It can be concluded that majority of the dental interns in the city of Bhopal were aware of commonly used antibiotics, their mechanism of action, dosage, indication, ethics and protocol. Further educational interventions on antibiotics and its association with drug resistance is needed to promote judicious use of antibiotic.