Muhammad Waheed Tahir, Asad Mahmood, Anum Abid, Muhammad Saad Ullah, Mustafa Sajid.
Knowledge, attitude and practices of cross infection control among Dental Students of Punjab, Pakistan.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(1):238-43.

Aim: To determine the knowledge, attitude and practices of cross infection control among dental students of Punjab Pakistan Design: Cross-Sectional Survey Period: August to September 2017 Setting: de’Montmorency College of Dentistry, Lahore, Lahore Medical and Dental College Lahore, Multan Medical and Dental College Multan. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire consisting of question on cross infection control knowledge, attitude and practices was distribute d among final year BDS students. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS software. Results: A total 67 students participated in this study. 94% students know about universal precautions.55.2% agreed that these precautions are not applied in their college. 74.6% students wash hands, 98.5% change gloves and 49.3% change mask after every patient.83.6% students don’t use protective eye wear , only 41.8% use protective plastic covering and 28.4% cover drawers after every patient. 98.5% students use autoclave for sterilization of instruments. 71.6% students are immunized against hepatitis B. Conclusion: We concluded that dental students in our study showed adequate knowledge and positive attitude but quite less satisfactory practice about infection control.

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