Knowledge and practice adopted by dental practitioners and dental auxiliaries regarding biomedical waste management in Pune

Khatri, Musarrat; Agrawal, Rohit; Reddy, Mamatha Gs; Khatri, Jay; Kokil, Neha S

doi:10.4103/2348-3407.135072

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“…The source of these metals come from the procedures of amalgam filling restoration or removal and the disposal of x-ray fixer solution 13 . Dental wastes that are generated from several clinical procedures have the possibility to be thrown into the sewage, whilst the majority of the solid type wastes are disposed into landfills and the local trashes sites without the recycling process and separation process 14 .…”

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Knowledge and Awareness of Bio-Medical Waste Management among Senior Undergraduate and Specialist Dental Students: Cross-Sectional Study

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Knowledge, attitude, and practices of biomedical waste management among clinical dental students

Khubchandani

Gunasekaran

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Objectives: The health-care sector generates enormous amount of biomedical waste (BMW) and dental waste forms a subset of this hazardous waste. It is, therefore, imperative for the upcoming dental health professionals to be aware of the hazards related to improper waste management and the existing rules and regulations for the same. To gauge the gaps in knowledge and find ways to rectify the same, the aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of biomedical waste management among dental students. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in a dental teaching hospital, wherein a pre-validated and tested, structured closed-ended questionnaire was adopted and given to the clinical students of dentistry. The responses were self-recorded by the participants after which statistical analysis was carried out using Chi-square test to compare the levels of knowledge, attitude, and practice among the study groups. Results: Out of 168 participants, 97% agreed that waste needs to be segregated but 70% were unaware of the legislations regarding BMW management. About half of the participants across all groups gave incorrect responses regarding correct disposal of various types of wastes. Only 10.1% of students correctly disposed mercury. Among the study groups, postgraduate students fared better than house surgeons and students. More than 90% of students believed that they required additional training in BMW management. Conclusion: An overall positive attitude was seen among all students toward safe management of BMW. However, their knowledge and practice toward the same calls for attention on the part of educational institutions in providing continuous educational programs and monitoring the correct disposal of wastes. This was validated by the fact that increase in educational qualification showed better performance toward this subject.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Dentists Regarding Cross Infection in Dental Teaching Hospitals of Peshawar

Qazi

Shah²

2016

J Gandhara Med Dent Sci

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OBJECTIVES:The objective of the current study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practices of dentist regarding cross infection in Khyber College of Dentistry (KCD) and Sardar Begum Dental College (SBDC) Peshawar.MATERIALS AND METHODS:This descriptive cross sectional study was conducted at two tertiary care hospitals having sample size 214 with 94 males and 121 females. A pilot study was conducted at Hayatabad Medical Complex to assess the reliability of questionnaire. Self administered anonymous questionnaire was administered to 214 dentists. The dentist in each health care facility was observed for their knowledge, attitude and practice regarding cross infection.RESULTS:Knowledge of dentist’s was optimum but they were lacking sufficient knowledge in areas of sterilization and cross infection due to waste material present in pipes of dental units. Significant numbers of them 28.8% were not agreed with the role of wearing rings in cross infection during dental procedure. Although lack of hand washing and impression was considered as a source of cross infection and 33.9% reported poor attitude regarding hand washing, 39.9% were not regarding the hygiene of nails in cross infection control. Similarly only 59% of them have shown positive attitude towards the vaccination of dental professionals. Although the knowledge and attitude was seen acceptable but their practices regarding the infection control were lacking in area of use of N95 respirator, taking off jewelry during dental surgeries, use of filtered water, use of anti-retraction valve, use of rubber dam for aerosols, use of separate box for sharp disposal and use of disinfectants in dental units..CONCLUSION:From current study it was concluded that dentists have good knowledge but poor practice regarding various aspect of infection control which provide an indication either lack of availability facilities or poor supervision and monitoring, due to lack of policy and implementation regarding cross infection control in dental units

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Knowledge and practice adopted by dental practitioners and dental auxiliaries regarding biomedical waste management in Pune

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Knowledge and Awareness of Bio-Medical Waste Management among Senior Undergraduate and Specialist Dental Students: Cross-Sectional Study

Knowledge and Awareness of Bio-Medical Waste Management among Senior Undergraduate and Specialist Dental Students: Cross-Sectional Study

Knowledge, attitude, and practices of biomedical waste management among clinical dental students

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Dentists Regarding Cross Infection in Dental Teaching Hospitals of Peshawar

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