Oro-Dental Pharmacovigilance in the Digital Age: Promoting Knowledge, Awareness, and Practice in Italy through a Smart Combined System—A Conference at the 30th National Congress of the Italian College of University Professors of Dental Disciplines

Gaetano La Mantia; Fortunato Buttacavoli; Vera Panzarella; Giuseppe Colella; Annalisa Capuano; Liberata Sportiello; Gaspare Parrinello; Ilaria Morreale; Giacomo Oteri; Giuseppe Bellavia; Vittorio Fusco; Rodolfo Mauceri; Martina Coppini; Monica Bazzano; Giuseppe Seminara; Olga Di Fede; Giuseppina Campisi

doi:10.3390/oral3030033

Oral (Sep 2023)

Oro-Dental Pharmacovigilance in the Digital Age: Promoting Knowledge, Awareness, and Practice in Italy through a Smart Combined System—A Conference at the 30th National Congress of the Italian College of University Professors of Dental Disciplines

Gaetano La Mantia,
Fortunato Buttacavoli,
Vera Panzarella,
Giuseppe Colella,
Annalisa Capuano,
Liberata Sportiello,
Gaspare Parrinello,
Ilaria Morreale,
Giacomo Oteri,
Giuseppe Bellavia,
Vittorio Fusco,
Rodolfo Mauceri,
Martina Coppini,
Monica Bazzano,
Giuseppe Seminara,
Olga Di Fede,
Giuseppina Campisi

Affiliations

Gaetano La Mantia: Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
Fortunato Buttacavoli: Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
Vera Panzarella: Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
Giuseppe Colella: Multidisciplinary Department of Medical, Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80131 Naples, Italy
Annalisa Capuano: Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy
Liberata Sportiello: Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology “L. Donatelli”, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy
Gaspare Parrinello: Department of Promoting Health, Maternal-Infant, Excellence and Internal and Specialized Medicine (PROMISE) G. D’Alessandro, University of Palermo, Piazza Delle Cliniche 2, 90127 Palermo, Italy
Ilaria Morreale: Internal Medicine, Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Department of Promoting Health, Maternal-Infant, Excellence and Internal and Specialized Medicine (PROMISE) G. D’Alessandro, University of Palermo, Sicilian Regional Pharmacovigilance Centre, Piazza Delle Cliniche 2, 90127 Palermo, Italy
Giacomo Oteri: Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, 90122 Messina, Italy
Giuseppe Bellavia: Department of Drug, ASP Agrigento, 92100 Agrigento, Italy
Vittorio Fusco: Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Di Alessandria SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, 15121 Alessandria, Italy
Rodolfo Mauceri: Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
Martina Coppini: Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
Monica Bazzano: Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
Giuseppe Seminara: Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
Olga Di Fede: Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
Giuseppina Campisi: Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/oral3030033
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 3
pp. 411 – 419

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Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) represent a significant threat to patients’ safety in dentistry, necessitating proactive measures for prevention and treatment. However, identifying ADRs of dental and oral interest can be challenging, and underreporting remains a persistent issue globally. This paper illustrates a smart system to help Italian healthcare personnel, including dentists, in identifying and reporting dental and oral ADRs. This educational program is within a larger multi-regional project financed by the Italian Agency of Drugs (AIFA). The proposed system comprises a free online questionnaire on ADRs of dental interest (including specific items about awareness and attitudes), and after the free consultation of an atlas of clinical images of dental and oral ADRs linked with a digital synopsis of drugs potentially related to ADRs. This section of the project was presented in April 2023 at the 30th National Congress of the Italian College of University Professors of Dental Disciplines, and the system appears to hold tremendous potential to improve the knowledge of healthcare professionals on oral and dental ADRs.

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ISSN: 2673-6373 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/oral

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