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Attitudes and practices of infection control among dental students at colleges of dentistry, Al-Qassim Region in the Saudi Arabia
SDENTJ 375 22 March 2019 Saudi Dental Journal (2019) xxx, xxx–xxx
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POSTER PRESENTATION
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Attitudes and practices of infection control among dental students at colleges of dentistry, Al-Qassim Region in the Saudi Arabia
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Alnashmi Obaid Alanazi, Abdulaziz Alharbi
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Buraydah Colleges, College of Dentistry, Saudi Arabia
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Received 21 January 2019; revised 22 January 2019; accepted 24 January 2019
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Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate compliance, awareness and practices of infection control procedures among dental students at colleges of dentistry, Al-Qassim Region in the Saudi Arabia. Materials and methods: This study was conducted at college of dentistry of 50 of dental students. The questionnaire was formed by the authors. It was a self-administered questionnaire consisted of 14 closed-ended questions related to barrier techniques, vaccination status, percutaneous and mucous membrane exposures in addition to the dental treatment of infected patients, infection control practices and awareness. Results: The questionnaire was distributed among 100 senior dental students at the Qassim Region of which only 50 students (50%) responded. Compliance with the use of protective barriers was high with the exception of protective eye wear, utilized by a mere20% of students. Regarding the treatment of patients with infectious diseases, 50% students did not mind treating patients with infectious diseases. Students suffered from non-sterile percutaneous and mucous membrane exposures compared withThe maximum number of reported exposures was related to the use of local anesthesia needles. Conclusions: Efforts are needed to improve attitudes, implement information and motivate students in the correct and routine use of infection control measures, with all infection control protocols already implemented in dental schools, the challenge remains on improving compliance with infection control recommendations. Ó 2019 The Authors. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Peer review under responsibility of King Saud University.
Production and hosting by Elsevier https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sdentj.2019.01.014 1013-9052 Ó 2019 The Authors. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Please cite this article in press as: Obaid Alanazi, A., Alharbi, A. Attitudes and practices of infection control among dental students at colleges of dentistry, Al-Qassim Region in the Saudi Arabia. Saudi Dental Journal (2019), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sdentj.2019.01.014
No. of Pages 1
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King Saud University
Saudi Dental Journal www.ksu.edu.sa www.sciencedirect.com
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POSTER PRESENTATION
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Attitudes and practices of infection control among dental students at colleges of dentistry, Al-Qassim Region in the Saudi Arabia
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Alnashmi Obaid Alanazi, Abdulaziz Alharbi
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Buraydah Colleges, College of Dentistry, Saudi Arabia
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Received 21 January 2019; revised 22 January 2019; accepted 24 January 2019
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Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate compliance, awareness and practices of infection control procedures among dental students at colleges of dentistry, Al-Qassim Region in the Saudi Arabia. Materials and methods: This study was conducted at college of dentistry of 50 of dental students. The questionnaire was formed by the authors. It was a self-administered questionnaire consisted of 14 closed-ended questions related to barrier techniques, vaccination status, percutaneous and mucous membrane exposures in addition to the dental treatment of infected patients, infection control practices and awareness. Results: The questionnaire was distributed among 100 senior dental students at the Qassim Region of which only 50 students (50%) responded. Compliance with the use of protective barriers was high with the exception of protective eye wear, utilized by a mere20% of students. Regarding the treatment of patients with infectious diseases, 50% students did not mind treating patients with infectious diseases. Students suffered from non-sterile percutaneous and mucous membrane exposures compared withThe maximum number of reported exposures was related to the use of local anesthesia needles. Conclusions: Efforts are needed to improve attitudes, implement information and motivate students in the correct and routine use of infection control measures, with all infection control protocols already implemented in dental schools, the challenge remains on improving compliance with infection control recommendations. Ó 2019 The Authors. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Peer review under responsibility of King Saud University.
Production and hosting by Elsevier https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sdentj.2019.01.014 1013-9052 Ó 2019 The Authors. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Please cite this article in press as: Obaid Alanazi, A., Alharbi, A. Attitudes and practices of infection control among dental students at colleges of dentistry, Al-Qassim Region in the Saudi Arabia. Saudi Dental Journal (2019), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sdentj.2019.01.014