scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Radiation Exposure Protection For Pediatric Patients Among Undergraduate Dental Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1143-1151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahmida binti Abd Rahman ◽  
Deepa Gurunathan ◽  
Madhu Sudhan Vasantharajan
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Exposure ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Dental Health Care ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Choice Pattern ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Radiography in dentistry is commonly used in modern dental health care. It acts as a diagnostic tool in identifying the physical condition of the patients. However the use of dental radiography should be carefully managed since it can cause some side effects toward normal cells and tissues especially in growing children. To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of undergraduate dental students on radiation exposure protection for pedodontic patients. A self-administered questionnaire consists of 13 questions with both ‘yes’,’no’ and multiple choice pattern was prepared to obtain information about knowledge, attitude and practice on radiation exposure protection for pedodontic patients.A total of 100 dental students were chosen as the participants. The questionnaires were assessed by manual survey. The use of dental radiograph has bee significantly enhanced over the years for better diagnosis and treatment planning .Tough the application of has been increased, there is an increased risk for unwanted exposure for both patient and operator also. In this current study, conducted among third year and final year dental students, we observed that the students are able to take proper radiograph with unnecessary retakes with years of study and practice. To conclude, it can be noted that the final year dental students were much more knowledgeable in using radiograph judicially compared to the other group of participants which belong to third year dental students. However, in terms of practise both third year and final year dental students irrespective of year of study do not follow radiation protection measures even though they were aware of it.

scholarly journals Antibiotic Resistance - Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Based Survey Amongst Dental Health Care Providers In An Institution​

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaur Shivangi ◽  
◽  
Marimuthu Madhulaxmi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Antibiotic Usage ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Dental Health Care ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Introduction: Antibiotic resistance is definitely one of the most dreaded outcomes of injudicious use of antibiotics in a developing country like India. The prevalence of Over the counter (OTC) availability of antibiotics has also contributed to this bane and burden of antibiotic resistance in our country. Aim: The aim of this survey based study was to examine the knowledge on antibiotic usage, resistance, attitudes, perceptions and practices among dental health care providers using an online survey. Methods and Methodology: An Eighteen point online close ended questionnaire based survey was conducted amongst 100 randomly selected postgraduate stu- dents in various dental specialities from our institution, whereby their Knowledge, attitude and Practice regard- ing antibiotic resistance and usage was assessed. The questionnaire was designed to include demographic information of the participants along with questions based on frequency of antibiotic usage, resistance and interest of participants to attend educational seminars as a part of continuing education. Results: 76.47% participants agreed that antibiotic resis- tance is a major public health burden in India and glob- ally. Participants who had never attended seminars on antibiotic resistance were 82.35% and 89.41% were willing to attend seminars. Conclusions: Our survey showed few mis-prescriptions of antibiotics in cases of resistance to penicillin groups of drugs and use of broad versus narrow spectrum antibiotics. However, the overall awareness and prescription protocols were appropriate, thereby concluding that post graduates had a good knowledge of antibiotics, their use and risks involved.

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

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 110-117
Author(s):  
Kanika Khubchandani ◽  
Kaviya Devi M ◽  
Subhathraa Gunasekaran ◽  
Sravan Kumar Yeturu ◽  
Venkitachalam Ramanarayanan
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Biomedical Waste ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

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.

scholarly journals Knowledge and awareness about herpes labialis among dental clinical students: a survey

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 1351
Author(s):  
Anshul Bansal ◽  
Divya Arora ◽  
Parul Bansal
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Health Care ◽  
Continued Education ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
High Level ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Herpes virus (HSV) is a worldwide healthcare problem. Dental health care professionals are at a high risk of infection by HSV. The present study investigated the knowledge and awareness of HSV infection among dental Interns in dental colleges.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> This was a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study. A self-administered questionnaire consisting of questions on students’ knowledge and awareness regarding HSV was used. Data of 126 participants were analysed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Studies) version 22.0.  </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Overall, the participants showed only a fair level of knowledge about HSV. As the respondents of the study were clinical dental students, it was expected to have a high level of awareness.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> These unsatisfactory findings emphasize the necessity of continued education about HSV in order to improve knowledge and awareness of dental students regarding HSV.</p>

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