Awareness and compliance of dental students and interns toward infection control at Riyadh Elm University

Binalrimal, Sultan; AlDrees, Abdulmajed; AlWehaibi, Mohammed; AlAsmary, Mohammed; Al-Shammery, Abdulaziz; Alhaidri, Essam; Alqabbaa, Lama Mana

doi:10.3205/dgkh000326

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“…2 Life-threatening viral or bacterial infections such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV and HCV), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) , and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can easily be transmitted during dental treatment through direct contact with saliva, blood and indirect contact with contaminated equipment, or instruments. [3][4][5] Besides, dental care workers can be infected through needle or sharp instrument injuries, inhalation, or inoculation of infected air droplets. 6 One milliliter of oral secretions contains approximately 100 million microorganisms.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Dental Patients About Cross-Infection and Infection Control

Atay¹,

Dindar²

2021

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Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the patient’s knowledge, attitude, and practice of cross-infection control in dentistry. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Faculty of Dentistry, Trakya University. In this study, 250 patients (134 female and 116 male) aged 18 years and older (35.5±13.9) participated and data were collected using a questionnaire containing questions to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to cross-infection and infection control. Required personal and socio-demographic data were obtained. A chi-square test was conducted for categorical variables. Kruskal Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to compare questionnaire scores (p <0.05). Results: Most of the participants (30.5%) reported that their sources of information on dental infection control were social media. Knowledge scores of females were statistically significantly higher than males (p=0.005) and participants living in the city were significantly higher than those living in the town (p=0.015). Knowledge scores of health-care workers were significantly higher than both other workers and unemployed/students (p=0.001, p=0.004, respectively). Regarding participants’ attitudes and practices, only 29.2% of the participants questioned the dentists about the contagious disease, and only 36% asked about the sterilization method of the dental instruments. Most of the participants perceived that wearing gloves, masks, eyewear, and face shield would protect both patients and dentists. Conclusion: Participants in this study seem to have a satisfactory level of knowledge about cross-infection and infection control methods in the nowadays’ pandemic condition. However, dental health professionals should make additional efforts to educate and encourage dental patients.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Dental Patients About Cross-Infection and Infection Control

Atay¹,

Dindar²

2021

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding infection control measures among dental students during COVID-19 pandemic

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Baldo

Tawfig

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Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health

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Reopening of dental clinics during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: an evidence-based review of literature for clinical interventions

Keyhan

Fallahi

Motamedi

et al. 2020

Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg

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Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes serious acute respiratory diseases including pneumonia and bronchitis with approximately 2.3% fatality occurrence. Main body: This study argues the main concepts that need to be considered for the gradual reopening of dental offices include treatment planning approaches, fundamental elements needed to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus in dental healthcare settings, personal protection equipment (PPE) for dental health care providers, environmental measures, adjunctive measures, and rapid point of care tests in dental offices. Conclusion: This article seeks to provide an overview of existing scientific evidence to suggest a guideline for reopening dental offices.

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Awareness and compliance of dental students and interns toward infection control at Riyadh Elm University

Cited by 4 publications

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Dental Patients About Cross-Infection and Infection Control

Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Dental Patients About Cross-Infection and Infection Control

Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding infection control measures among dental students during COVID-19 pandemic

Reopening of dental clinics during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: an evidence-based review of literature for clinical interventions

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