Knowledge, attitudes and practices surrounding occupational blood‐borne pathogen exposure amongst students in two Chinese dental schools

Abstract

More effective education on prevention and management is required for dental students to reduce the harm caused by occupational exposure. It is important to ensure dental students' knowledge and understanding before allowing them to enter clinical training.

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

“…Unfortunately, previous studies reported that HCW in Saudi Arabia showed low compliance with hepatitis B vaccination, and it became mandatory to structure educational programs to raise the awareness and enhance health-care workers’ compliance with HBV vaccination [26], [37], [38]. It is noteworthy that HBV vaccination compliance was also below expectations among HCW in Brazil, Serbia, Libya, Ethiopia, China and India [10], [11], [25], [26], [27], [28], [35], [36], [42]. …”

“…In addition, the low compliance with eye protection was reported among DHCW and students in Lebanon, Morocco, India, and China [30], [35], [36], [40], [42]. …”

“…Despite the emphasis that was placed on making DHCW aware of the risk of cross-infection and the recommended practices to control infection transmission, the percentage of DHCW who adhered to those practices was below expectations [1], [2], [4], [9], [26], [27], [28], [29], [30], [31], [32], [33], [34], [35], [36], [37], [38]. …”

Occupational Safety and Hygiene of Dentists from Urban and Rural Areas in Terms of Sharp Injuries: Wound Structure, Causes of Injuries and Barriers to Reporting—Cross-Sectional Study, Poland

“…However, many authors state that the reporting of both injuries and occupational diseases is not complete [19,27,28]. What is more, so if your profession brings satisfaction (with us 82% of respondents) and it is economically viable.…”

Formação em odontologia: O papel das instituições de ensino na prevenção do acidente com exposição a material biológico

“…Maceió, AL, 2014. 26 também demonstrou insatisfação dos alunos participantes, pois a maioria (80%) afirmou que tinham conhecimento incompleto sobre infecções por exposição ocupacional. Quando comparados os períodos da IES(A), foi observado no 5º período maior prevalência de alunos que não sabiam a resposta quando perguntado sobre os patógenos que devem ser pesquisados após um AEMB.…”