Antibiotic prophylaxis prescribing habits in oral implant surgery in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional survey

BMC Oral Health

Table 1 Professional specializations of participants^#1 and current activity in oral implant surgery

professional specialization	Do place oral implants		Do not place oral implants		Overall
professional specialization	n	%	n	%	n	%
General dental practitioner (GDP)	11	5.0	59	27.1	70	32.1
GDP & OI	20	9.2			20	9.2
Oral implantologist (OI)	67	30.7			67	30.7
OI & periodontist (OI-PERIO)	9	4.1	1	0.5	10	4.7
Maxillofacial surgeon (MS)	44	20.2	1	0.5	45	20.6
Other oral health professional^#2			4	1.8	4	1.8
Not working as oral health professional^#3			2	0.9	2	0.9
Total	151	69.2	67	30.8	218	100

^#1 multiple situations possible / ^#2 dentist for orthodontics (3x), maxillofacial prosthodontist /^#3 the 2 participants who are not working as oral health professional were excluded from the further analysis of the data

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