Awareness about biomedical waste management and knowledge of effective recycling of dental materials among dental students

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge, awareness, and practices of dental students regarding biomedical waste (BMW)management.Methods: A self-administered structured questionnaire consisting of 16 questions on knowledge, awareness, and practices about BMW managementwas distributed among 100 students randomly belonging to 3rd year, final year and intern students of Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University,Chennai. The data extracted were tabulated, statistically analyzed using SPSS version 20.0 and results obtained. The data were analyzed using ANOVAtest (all the results are calculated at 1% level of significance) and Post-hoc test.Results: Overall, 67% respondents were aware of the existing BMW management policy systems in India. 62% of students were aware about thecorrect color coding management system for hospital waste management that prevails in India. 86% of students knew about the dental wastecategories of materials used in dentistry. There was a statistically significant difference of knowledge levels among the 3rd year, final year students andthe interns. 100% practice discarding sharps in the puncture-proof containers. Only 27% of the respondents discarded the extracted tooth in a properway. Only 51% of them have attended previous training programs on dental waste management. There was also a statistically significant difference ofBMW disposal practices among the three groups.Conclusion: The majority of dental students in our study have good level of knowledge and awareness regarding BMW management in dental clinics.However, their practice toward BMW disposal was poor. Hence, the knowledge acquired must be put into practice. Intern students have the highestlevel of knowledge and practices toward dental waste disposal when compared to final year and 3rd year students. Hence, these findings imply thatproper training, continuing education programs, and short-term courses about BMW management, and infection control procedures are requiredto motivate the dental students and dental auxiliaries. The importance of training regarding BMW management must be emphasized as the lack ofproper and complete knowledge about BMW management impacts practices of appropriate waste disposal.

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Awareness of Biomedical Waste Management in Dental Students in Different Dental Colleges in Nepal

BioMed Research International ◽

10.1155/2018/1742326 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Tanuja Singh ◽

Tika R. Ghimire ◽

Santosh K. Agrawal

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Dental Students ◽

Chi Square ◽

Biomedical Waste ◽

Healthy Environment ◽

Safe Management ◽

Management Association ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Aim. The aim of this study is to assess the awareness of biomedical waste management in dental students of various dental colleges of Nepal.Methodology. A structured pretested questionnaire was used among 434 (323 males and 111 females) undergraduate dental students of five different dental colleges of Nepal. First part of the questionnaire was used to describe demographic profile of the participants. Second part of the questionnaire assessed the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding biomedical waste management. Chi-square test was applied to find out the association between different responses obtained from different colleges.Result. Majority (91.82%) of participants had a positive attitude towards safe management of biomedical waste. Regarding the knowledge of BMW management policies, majority of the students (83.1% to 98.9%) had positive attitude towards the safe management of biomedical waste, whereas more than 50% of the students were unaware of the guidelines laid down by Government of Nepal. Regarding biomedical waste disposal technique in the hospital, only 29.9% to 79.8% are aware; this shows that there is lack of strict protocol in the BMW management. Association between different responses and colleges for “improper waste management causes various health hazards” ranged from 93.3% to 98.9%.Conclusion. There exists a lacuna in the knowledge and practice of biomedical waste management among the undergraduate dental students in Nepal. Since the students had positive attitude towards addressing this concern, workshops and trainings related to proper biomedical waste management would be a step forward towards attaining a healthy environment for the future.

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Knowledge of Biomedical Waste Management among the Students of Rural Dental College, Maharashtra, India

International Journal of Experimental Dental Science ◽

10.5005/jp-journals-10029-1034 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 24-26

Author(s):

Matheus Melo Pithon ◽

Hardev K Singh ◽

Daniela Veloso Popoff

Keyword(s):

Observational Study ◽

Waste Management ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Dental Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Female Ratio ◽

Biomedical Waste ◽

Male To Female

ABSTRACT Objectives To determine the current knowledge and awareness of undergraduate dental students of Rural Dental College regarding the biomedical waste management. Materials and methods This cross-sectional observational study was conducted on students of Rural Dental College, Maharashtra, India. They were asked to fulfill a predesigned questionnaire. The variables assessed were their knowledge and awareness toward biomedical waste management. Results A total of 150 students participated. The male to female ratio was 1:2; mean age of respondents was 20.66 ± 1.01. On an average, 59.23% are correct and 40.67% are incorrect for knowledge about biomedical waste management. 81.55% are correct and 18.45% are incorrect for their awareness about the same. Conclusion Results indicate that students had good awareness and perception level about awareness of biomedical waste management. How to cite this article Saini R, Pithon MM, Singh HK, Popoff DV. Knowledge of Biomedical Waste Management among the Students of Rural Dental College, Maharashtra, India. Int J Experiment Dent Sci 2013;2(1):24-26.

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

Journal of Global Oral Health ◽

10.25259/jgoh_35_2020 ◽

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.

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Knowledge, attitude and practice of biomedical waste management among undergraduate dental students of a private dental institution in Chennai

International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽

10.26452/ijrps.v11ispl3.3007 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (SPL3) ◽

pp. 705-711

Author(s):

Deeksheetha P ◽

Sri Sakthi ◽

Nashra Kareem

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Good Practice ◽

Dental Students ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Human Beings ◽

Biomedical Waste ◽

The Third ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of biomedical waste management among undergraduate dental students of a private teaching hospital in Chennai. Biomedical wastes are all wastes that are being generated during diagnosis, treatment or immunisation of human beings in the testing of biologicals and it's contaminated with human fluids. The waste generated by the healthcare workers during the treatment of patients is the most dangerous of all wastes and has a higher potential for infection and injury. This was an online questionnaire-based study, conducted on an online survey platform in April. The questionnaire was circulated among the Undergraduate dental students (third and fourth years and interns) of Saveetha dental college and hospitals, Chennai. The responses were collected and tabulated using the excel sheet and were exported to the SPSS software by IBM for statistical analysis. Among the interns, 85% had good knowledge and practice of biomedical waste management. 85% had a positive attitude towards the management of BMW. Amongst the final years, 80% had good knowledge, only 65% had a positive attitude and only 18% of the final years practice good BMW management. In the third year, 50% had good knowledge, 58% had a positive attitude and 58% had a good practice of biomedical waste management. The interns had good knowledge, a more positive attitude and good practice of biomedical waste management compared to the third and final years.

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