Table 2: Questionnaire
| Demographic information and practice characteristics | |||
| Gender: | |||
| • Male | |||
| • Female | |||
| Age: | |||
| • <30 years | |||
| • >30 years | |||
| Years since practicing dentistry: | |||
| • <5 | |||
| • 5-10 | |||
| • 10-15 | |||
| • >10 | |||
| Practice type: | |||
| • Private practice | |||
| • Academic institution | |||
| • Hospital dentistry | |||
| • Health center/any trust | |||
| Specialization:............................................................... | |||
| Kindly mark the suitable option: | |||
| (1) What is your primary source of updated information? | |||
| • Scientifically published literature | |||
| • Continuing dental education (CDE) and conferences | |||
| • Textbooks (latest editions) | |||
| • Internet | |||
| (2) Most commonly prescribed antibiotic: | |||
| • Amoxicillin | |||
| • Amoxiclav | |||
| • Amoxicillin + Metronidazole | |||
| • Ofloxacin + Ornidazole | |||
| (3) If a patient is allergic to penicillin, which antibiotic do you usually prescribe? | |||
| • Erythromycin | |||
| • Clindamycin | |||
| • Azithromycin | |||
| • Others | |||
| (4) Most common route of administration: | |||
| • Oral | |||
| • Intravenous (5) Minimum number of days for prescribing antibiotic: | |||
| • 3 | |||
| • 5 | |||
| • 7 | |||
| • 10 | |||
| (6) Most common determinant for prescribing antibiotics: | |||
| • Facial swelling | |||
| • Pain relief | |||
| • Unavailable appointment for several weeks | |||
| • Patient satisfaction/parent satisfaction (pedo patients) | |||
| • Prophylactic (before extraction) | |||
| (7) Which of the following factors do you consider primarily while prescribing particular brand of antibiotics? | |||
| • Popularity of the brand | |||
| • Availability of the brand | |||
| • Affordability of the brand | |||
| (8) In which of the following pulpal and periradicular condition do you prescribe antibiotics? | |||
| • Reversible pulpitis | |||
| • Irreversible pulpitis | |||
| • Localized dentoalveolar abscess | |||
| • Localized dentoalveolar abscess with draining fistula | |||
| • Facial cellulitis | |||
| (9) In which of the following conditions would you prescribe antibiotics in case of dental trauma? | |||
| • Replantation after avulsion | |||
| • Intrusion | |||
| • Extrusion | |||
| • Lateral luxation | |||
| • Subluxation | |||
| • Noncontaminated dental injuries | |||
| (10) Mention the conditions under which you give infective endocarditis prophylaxis: | |||
| • Previous infective endocarditis | |||
| • Cardiac transplant after valvular damage | |||
| • Cyanotic heart disease | |||
| • Mitral valve prolapse with regurgitation | |||
| • Mitral valve prolapse without regurgitation | |||
| • Rheumatoid arthritis | |||
| (11) Do you believe that antibiotic resistance is of growing concern? | |||
| • Yes | |||
| • No |