Infection Control measures in dental practice in Khartoum State

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طب

الملخص

The objectives of this study were to investigate compliance of theSudanese dentists with the recommended infection control measures , todetermine if practices differ between government and private clinics andto compare the Sudanese practices to those commonly found in otherparts of the world . The study was a survey carried out on the dentistsstationed in Khartoum State . Questionnaires about the infection controlmeasures were distributed to the 150 randomly selected dentists in theirclinics . The data was analyzed with computer using (SPSS) .The resultsshowed that 52% vaccinated against HBV , 73% used dry heat forinstrument sterilization while 22% used autoclave . For the use of PPE ,results showed 92% wore gloves before treating patients , 50% usedfacemasks,15% used protective eyewear and about 61% wore coats.Results also indicated that 24% sterilized handpieces , 48% disinfectedimpressions and non-disposable trays, 77% possessed more than onepiece of each hand instrument. It was found that 100% used disposabledental needles and 96% used disposable anaesthetic corpules , 47% usedclosed containers for sharps disposal , more than 67% disposed clinicwaste with the household. Results revealed that 66% flushed theirdental unit waterlines , 68% disinfected operatory surfaces , 32%managed all patients as if they were viruses carriers and only 19% givepatients antimicrobial mouth wash before intra-oral procedures.Therewas no considerable practice differences between government andprivate clinics in the use of most of the vital infection control measures.It was noticed that in the comparison with the international infectioncontrol measures reported in the literature , the Sudanese practiceappeared less in some areas and comparable in others . The study gavesupport to the concept of continuous education on infection control.

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رقم الوثيقة

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نوع الوسائط

Crawler

نوع المحتوى

الرسائل العلمية

صيغة المصدر

رسائل ماجيستير

نوع الملف

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1640229_1.pdf

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اللغة

English

المصدر والدورية

اسم المصدر

Infection Control measures in dental practice in Khartoum State

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0

إشراف وإعداد

الإشراف

يحيى الطايب إبراهيم

الإعداد

زين العابدين علي محمد

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