Abstract
Background and Aim The novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 is a new viral respiratory illness first identified in Wuhan province China. Dental professionals and dental students are at an increased risk as dental practice involves face-to-face communication with the patients and frequent exposure to saliva blood and other body fluids. The aim of the study was to evaluate the knowledge practice and attitude of dental students towards infection control during COVID-19 pandemic.Methodology A cross-sectional study was conducted among dental students. A total of 314 questionnaires were sent online. The questionnaire consisted of three parts - Section A Knowledge towards infection control Section B Attitude towards the infection control Section C Clinical practice. Chi square test was used to compare the distribution of responses to knowledge attitude amp clinical practice based questions.Results A total of 314 completed responses from the dental students were received. The present study results showed a knowledge score of about 95.02 attitude score of 78.06 and the clinical practice score was recorded as 94.62.Conclusion The level of awareness in undergraduate students was less when compared to postgraduate students. Further studies are required to assess the knowledge and practice of the students after holding training courses.
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