Effect of Refresher Workshops on Prescription Writing Skills of Young Dental Practitioners
- 1Department of Dental, Islamabad Medical and Dental College, Islamabad Pakistan
- 2Department of Dental, Avicenna Dental College, Lahore Pakistan
- 3Department of Statistics, Quaid -i-Azam University, Islamabad Pakistan
Abstract
Objective: To quantitatively evaluate the pre session, post session and short-term impacts of a refresher workshop intervention on the prescription writing skills of young dental practitioners.
Study Design: Quasi-experimental study.
Place and Duration: Islamabad Dental College (IDH), Islamabad Pakistan, from Oct to Nov 2023.
Methodology: A study among 63 young dentists was initiated. Participants were tasked with generating a prescription for a clinical case, both before and after undergoing a prescription-writing workshop. The study employed a within-subjects design, allowing for a comparison of participants' performance before and after the workshop. The collected prescriptions from both pre- and post-workshop assessments were compared to evaluate the immediate and short term (after one month) effects of the intervention.
Results: Drug's correct name and frequency was the most common record in the prescriptions. Drug’s correct route of administration was less than 2.0% of the prescriptions. None of the prescribers mention drug’s correct instructions prior to workshop. Both components increase to 42.9% and 65.1% immediately after workshop. Results demonstrated significant difference in scores across all three assessments of prescriptions (p<0.001).
Conclusions: The positive impact of the refresher workshop suggests its effectiveness in improving prescription-writing skills among young dentists. The study's results serve as a reference for future research, emphasizing the inadequacy of current academic curricula in addressing prescription-writing skills comprehensively.
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BibTeX
@article{bibi2026effect,
title = {{Effect of Refresher Workshops on Prescription Writing Skills of Young Dental Practitioners}},
author = {Saira Bibi and Hina Mahmood and Resham Hafeez and Zara Bakhtawar Raja and Faiza Haquaid and Kanwal Shehzadi},
journal = {Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.51253/pafmj.v76isuppl-10.12610},
url = {https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v76isuppl-10.12610},
note = {CC BY-NC},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Effect of Refresher Workshops on Prescription Writing Skills of Young Dental Practitioners
AU - Saira Bibi
AU - Hina Mahmood
AU - Resham Hafeez
AU - Zara Bakhtawar Raja
AU - Faiza Haquaid
AU - Kanwal Shehzadi
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/31
JO - Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
DO - 10.51253/pafmj.v76isuppl-10.12610
UR - https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v76isuppl-10.12610
AB - Objective: To quantitatively evaluate the pre session, post session and short-term impacts of a refresher workshop intervention on the prescription writing skills of young dental practitioners. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration: Islamabad Dental College (IDH), Islamabad Pakistan, from Oct to Nov 2023. Methodology: A study among 63 young dentists was initiated. Participants were tasked with generating a prescription for a clinical case, both before and after undergoing a prescription-writing workshop. The study employed a within-subjects design, allowing for a comparison of participants' performance before and after the workshop. The collected prescriptions from both pre- and post-workshop assessments were compared to evaluate the immediate and short term (after one month) effects of the intervention. Results: Drug's correct name and frequency was the most common record in the prescriptions. Drug’s correct route of administration was less than 2.0% of the prescriptions. None of the prescribers mention drug’s correct instructions prior to workshop. Both components increase to 42.9% and 65.1% immediately after workshop. Results demonstrated significant difference in scores across all three assessments of prescriptions (p<0.001). Conclusions: The positive impact of the refresher workshop suggests its effectiveness in improving prescription-writing skills among young dentists. The study's results serve as a reference for future research, emphasizing the inadequacy of current academic curricula in addressing prescription-writing skills comprehensively.
SN - 0030-9648
SN - 2411-8842
ER -