Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Dental Health Professionals Toward Management of Dental Waste in the Aseer Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Baseer, Mohammad Abdul; Asiri, Ali A; Alsanea, Jamal A; Binalrimal, Sultan; Almeslet, Asma H; AlOtaibi, Ghada

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“…Studies assessing dental professionals' knowledge and practices help determine future learning priorities for dentists and contribute to the systematic development of the profession. In the recent past, most studies assessing the knowledge and practices of dental professionals have predominantly focused on advancements in single subjects, such as biomedical waste management, infection control, antibiotics stewardship, oral cancers, special populations, and adverse drug reactions [1][2][3][4][5]. In contrast, only a few studies have comprehensively and simultaneously evaluated the knowledge and practices of dentists in more than one of the above subject areas and other practice areas that have witnessed several evidencebased and potentially practice-changing updates and evidence.…”

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A Knowledge and Practice Survey Among Dentists in Saudi Arabia Analysing Myths and Misconceptions in Dentistry and Oral Surgery: What Do Dentists Believe?

Al-Sebaei¹,

Sindi²

2023

Cureus

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To ensure safe and effective practice, dental practitioners must stay up-to-date with all scientific updates involving their profession. In this regard, many outdated myths and misconceptions may be persistently believed and practiced. This study aimed to examine dental misconceptions circulating among dentists in Saudi Arabia. MethodsAn electronic survey was administered to Saudi Arabian dental practitioners classified and registered with the Saudi Commission of Health Specialties. It collected their demographics, career and experience details, and responses to 16 questions that targeted different myths. Logistic regression was used to analyze factors associated with their knowledge. ResultsA total of 519 dentists answered the survey, of which 54% were male with a mean age of 32 ± 9 years and a mean practice of 7 ± 8 years. More than half (57%) practiced general dentistry. In most (69%) of the questions, 40% of the respondents answered incorrectly. The proportion of incorrect answers to some questions reached 62%. Years of teaching, years in practice, and doctor rank had no association with the knowledge score. Conversely, the type of practice and specialty had multiple statistically significant associations (p < 0.05). ConclusionThis study shows that many myths, despite being debunked for more than 20 years, are still circulating among Saudi Arabian dentists, including many young dentists. Academic institutions must urgently address these concepts and the science that disproves them; dentists must implement up-to-date, evidence-based knowledge in their practice.

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A Knowledge and Practice Survey Among Dentists in Saudi Arabia Analysing Myths and Misconceptions in Dentistry and Oral Surgery: What Do Dentists Believe?

Al-Sebaei¹,

Sindi²

2023

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Impact of a virtual educational intervention on knowledge and awareness of biomedical waste management among Peruvian dental professionals

Cayo-Rojas,

Briceño-Vergel,

Córdova-Limaylla

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Sci Rep

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Waste from healthcare is a significant global issue, with around 85% of it being common waste and the remaining 15% being hazardous waste that is infectious and toxic. Dentistry uses various materials that create a substantial amount of biomedical waste capable of impacting the environment. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the effects of a virtual educational program on the knowledge and awareness of dental material recycling and reuse, as well as biomedical waste management, among dental professionals in Peru. The current study was a longitudinal and quasi-experimental evaluation of 165 dentists from Peru. A validated questionnaire consisting of 30 items was administered at three different intervals (pre-test, immediate post-test, and 14-day post-test). Statistical analysis was conducted using the Mann Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis H tests to compare scores between categories of each sociodemographic variable, and the Cochrane’s Q and Friedman test was used for related measures comparison. A significance level of p < 0.05 was considered. When comparing the percentage of correct responses regarding recycling and reuse of dental materials and biomedical waste management between the pre-test and the immediate post-test, a significant improvement in knowledge was observed for most of the questionnaire items (p < 0.05). At 14 days after the test, those who studied at a private university, unmarried, bachelors, non-specialists, non-teachers and have less than 10 years of professional experience did not did not retain knowledge on biomedical waste management (p < 0.05) or recycling and reusing dental materials (p < 0.05) to a significant extent. There was a significant enhancement in dentists' knowledge and awareness of managing biomedical waste, recycling, and reusing dental materials following the educational intervention. This improvement was observed across all sociodemographic variables considered in the study. However, this knowledge was not retained beyond two weeks for those who studied at a private university, unmarried, bachelor, with no specialty, non-teachers and with less than 10 years of professional experience. Government authorities should encourage oral health professionals to conduct research with educational interventions focused on improving and evaluating the sustainability and environmental impact of dental practices. This will enable professionals to better understand, control and evaluate the consequences of their practical work.

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Cross-infection and infection control in dental clinics in Nablus and Tulkarm districts

2021

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Background Infection control had many developments in the COVID 19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) pandemic, despite this, there were many complications in different health care facilities as well as dentists’ clinics due to the lack of infection control knowledge and compliance failure. This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge and compliance with the infection control measures in the dental clinics in the Nablus and Tulkarm districts. Results The results showed that the total positive response regard all infection control domains were (70.0 %). Whereas the participants gave the highest positive response for personnel protective equipment i.e. gloving was (96.10 %). They gave the instruments related to controls the lowest responses, i.e. instruments sterilization was (59.40 %). The analyzed data showed significant statistical differences in the compliance with infection control measures between Nablus and Tulkarm districts “p < 0.05” in the interest of dentists from Tulkarm. Conclusions In conclusion, the findings of this study showed that there is moderate compliance to infection control protocol in Nablus and Tulkarm dental clinics. Thus, there is a need to strengthen adherence to infection control measures. Method A universal sampling was used to assess the infection control program at the dental clinics in Nablus and Tulkarm Districts. The study sample involved 265 dentists. Data was collected using a questionnaire which has been sent via email between July and August 2020. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, One-way ANOVA and Post-Hock tests have been used. Statistical significance was set at ″P <0.05″. Cronbach’s alpha has been conducted to ensure the reliability and validity of the questionnaire.

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Dental Health Professionals Toward Management of Dental Waste in the Aseer Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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A Knowledge and Practice Survey Among Dentists in Saudi Arabia Analysing Myths and Misconceptions in Dentistry and Oral Surgery: What Do Dentists Believe?

A Knowledge and Practice Survey Among Dentists in Saudi Arabia Analysing Myths and Misconceptions in Dentistry and Oral Surgery: What Do Dentists Believe?

Impact of a virtual educational intervention on knowledge and awareness of biomedical waste management among Peruvian dental professionals

Cross-infection and infection control in dental clinics in Nablus and Tulkarm districts

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