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The information obtained included sociodemographic and professional characteristics, as well as antibiotic prescription habits according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification system. The binomial, chi-square, or Fisher\u2019s exact tests were applied (\u03b1=0.05). Results: The combination of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid (J01CR50) was the preferred choice of antibiotic of most participants (76.5%) and 95.3% (IC0.95 [89.2%-98.4%]) prescribed its recommended Defined Daily Dose. The recommended Defined Daily Doses were prescribed more frequently by professionals with less clinical experience (87.5%) (Fisher\u2019s Exact test; p=0.018). Amoxicillin (J01CA04) was predominantly administered according to the recommended Defined Daily Dose by 71.8% of the participants (IC0.95 [61.6%-80.5%]), and azithromycin (J01FA10) by 76.5% of the participants (IC0.95 [66.7%-84.5%]). Fewer professionals working in the major centers (66.7%) prescribed the recommended Defined Daily Dose of azithromycin than in minor centers (87.5%) (\u03c72 = 5.108; df=1; p=0.024). Statistical significance differences were found between differently experienced professionals when faced with a diagnosis of irreversible pulpitis (\u03c72 = 4.587; df=1; p=0.032). Conclusions: Portuguese oral health professionals generally prescribe antibiotics according to guidelines. However, a population-based study is essential to understand the detected disparities in priority antibiotic selection, Defined Daily Doses, and prescription habits in less obvious clinical situations.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.24873\/j.rpemd.2025.09.1434","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,7]],"date-time":"2025-10-07T10:05:38Z","timestamp":1759831538000},"page":"130-137","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Antibiotic prescription habits of Portuguese oral healthcare professionals: an exploratory study"],"prefix":"10.24873","volume":"66","author":[{"name":"Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Medicina Dent\u00e1ria, Porto, Portugal","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-6631-0156","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"In\u00eas","family":"Albuquerque","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3590-4926","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Paulo","family":"Melo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Medicina Dent\u00e1ria, Porto, Portugal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"University of Porto, EPIUnit, Institute of Public Health, Porto, Portugal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Universidade do Porto, Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health (ITR), Porto, Portugal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1014-6148","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"\u00c1lvaro","family":"Azevedo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Medicina Dent\u00e1ria, Porto, Portugal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"University of Porto, EPIUnit, Institute of Public Health, Porto, Portugal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Universidade do Porto, Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health (ITR), Porto, Portugal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"10497","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,30]]},"container-title":["Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia, Medicina Dent\u00e1ria e Cirurgia Maxilofacial"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/revista.spemd.pt\/article_full\/2388","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,7]],"date-time":"2025-10-07T10:05:40Z","timestamp":1759831540000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/revista.spemd.pt\/article\/2388"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,30]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"3","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,30]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,30]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.24873\/j.rpemd.2025.09.1434","relation":{},"ISSN":["1646-2890","1647-6700"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1646-2890","type":"print"},{"value":"1647-6700","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,30]]}}}