Abstract
Knowledge Assessment of the Dental Healthcare Workers Regarding Sterilization Integrity of Dental Instruments
Highlights
Infection prevention and control (IPC) science can be defined as a set of measures based on scientific evidence which are implemented into the environment and through practical procedures aiming to inhibit and manage the spread, acquisition and cross of infectious agents within the healthcare facility to protect the patients as well as the healthcare providers and their relatives from the harmful effects of the microorganisms
Our study aimed to investigate the knowledge of the dental healthcare workers related to sterilization integrity of autoclaved dental instruments.Around the globe, studies have been conducted to address the awareness level and practice of the DHWs regarding the methods of sterilization
The results show that 123 (60%) of the participants have not attended training sessions related to sterilization
Summary
Infection prevention and control (IPC) science can be defined as a set of measures based on scientific evidence which are implemented into the environment and through practical procedures aiming to inhibit and manage the spread, acquisition and cross of infectious agents within the healthcare facility to protect the patients as well as the healthcare providers and their relatives from the harmful effects of the microorganisms. The ultimate goal for the implementation of IPC instructions is to offer a safe biological environment for the medical practices by breaking the chain of infection. These medical practices might negatively influence the patient’s safety during healthcare services if the IPC instruction is not carefully followed. Some regulatory bodies have announced guidelines for infection control in dentistry and the current agreement among them stated that every dental patient should be considered infectious. This unified agreement was decided because of the asymptomatic carriage of pathogens due to the sub-clinical nature, the prodromal period and the carrier state associated with some diseases. The primary objective of this study is to assess the knowledge of the dental healthcare workers related sterilization integrity of autoclaved dental instruments
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