Standardism Performance of Dental Workers and Infection Control Status of Corrective Patient Instruments

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to understand the performance of standardism through the performance of orthodontic workers and the infection control of orthodontic patients, and to contribute to the improvement of oral health of orthodontic patients and provide it as academic basic data. Methods: A study was conducted on 111 dental workers working at dental clinics in Gwangju Metropolitan City and Gyeonggi-do from March 1, 2023. The number of students participating in the study was calculated as the G. power 3.1 program, with an effect size of 0.3, a significant level of 0.05, and a power of 0.95. Participants in the survey understood the purpose of the study and agreed to participate in the study, and a self-written survey was conducted. The questionnaire was measured on a Likert 5-point scale, and 5 points were given to "very important" on the Likert 5-point scale and 1 point to "not important" so the higher the score, the higher the degree of practice. Results: Number of sterilizations of braces * In cross-analysis of clinical experience, sterilization was most common once a week, followed by sterilization once every two weeks. It can be said that there is no significant difference in the number of times and clinical experience. Conclusion: Clinical experience and regression analysis of instrument sterilization showed minimal levels of clinical experience, contaminated instrument management, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, respiratory etiquette, and instrument sterilization methods.