en Oral medicine Oral medicine Original article Original article <br> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <strong>Background and Aim: </strong>One of the main concerns in dental society is the enormous prescription of antibiotics. Unnecessary prescription of antibiotics causes resistant bacterial species. The aim of this study was to evaluate the attitude of dentists toward antibiotic prescription in endodontic treatments and the role of related factors. The study was conducted in Sanandaj city, Kurdistan province, Iran, in 2017.<br> <strong>Materials and Methods: </strong>This quantitative cross-sectional study involved active dentists in Sanandaj city. Their attitude toward antibiotic prescription was evaluated using 20 questions (10 in favor of prescribing antibiotics and 10 against it) with the following options: &ldquo;totally agree, agree, disagree, and totally disagree&rdquo;. The role of related factors including age, sex, work experience, level of interest in endodontic treatments, and the number of endodontic cases, were analyzed by Chi-square test.<br> <strong>Results:</strong> The study was conducted on 145 dentists (72.5% males and 27.5% females) in Sanandaj city. The mean age of the participants was 39<a name="_Hlk3886881">&plusmn;</a>11 years, and their mean work experience was 13&plusmn;8 years.<a name="_Hlk3888499"> 7.5&plusmn;0.9% </a>of the dentists chose the &ldquo;totally agree&rdquo; option, <a name="_Hlk3888620">and 92.5&plusmn;1.1% </a>of them chose the &ldquo;agree&rdquo; option regarding antibiotic prescription in endodontic treatments.<br> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> It seems that the positive attitude towards antibiotic prescription in endodontic treatments was satisfactory among the studied dentists. Anti-Bacterial Agents, Dentists, Bacteria, Dental Care, Societies 24 29 http://jrdms.dentaliau.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-683-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 H Akhavan hengameakhavan@yahoo.com 10031947532846008931 10031947532846008931 No Assistant professor, Endodontics Dept, Dental Faculty S Tour savadkouhi S_savadkouhi@yahoo.com 10031947532846008932 10031947532846008932 No Assistant professor, Endodontics Dept, Dental Faculty N Emami n.emami1989@yahoo.com 10031947532846008933 10031947532846008933 Yes Post graduate student, Endodontics Dept, Dental Faculty H labaf ghasemi 10031947532846008934 10031947532846008934 No Post graduate student, Endodontics Dept, Dental Faculty GH Anoosh 10031947532846008935 10031947532846008935 No Post graduate student,Periodontics Dept, Dental Faculty A Zareyi drmahsajavdan@yahoo.com 10031947532846008936 10031947532846008936 No Post graduate student, Endodontics Dept, Dental Faculty SS Seyed salehi 10031947532846008937 10031947532846008937 No Post graduate student,Orthodontic Dept, Dental Faculty