A personalized approach to drug supply rationalization in dental care

Abstract

Introduction. The safety of local anesthetics in dentistry is directly determined by the quality of drug supply management, including monitoring the movement of medications, taking into account the patient’s allergy history, and reducing the risk of adverse reactions. However, most dental clinics lack automated systems for personalized drug accounting. The purpose of the study was to improve the drug supply system using local anesthetics as an example through the implementation of automated personalized accounting. Materials and methods. The study was conducted at the Regional Dental Polyclinic (Perm Krai) in 2022–2023. The processes of anesthetic movement were analyzed, followed by an audit, implementation of the Unified State Information System in Healthcare (EGISZ PC), economic assessment, and a survey of 87 dentists. Results. The introduction of personalized accounting made it possible to ensure accurate documentation of each ampoule, reduce the risk of errors, improve anesthetic selection, reduce the consumption of local anesthetics by 34%, and decrease expenditures by 28%. Conclusion. The implementation of an automated system and a personalized approach ensured quality control and safety in the use of anesthetics and improved the economic performance of the dental medical organization.