Publication: Awareness-Knowledge and Practices of Dental Waste Management among Private Practitioners
Date
2016
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Background
Dental wastes are materials that have been utilized in dental clinics, which are no
longer wanted for use and therefore discarded. Improper disposal of these dental
wastes can cause harm to the dentist, the people in immediate vicinity of the dentist.
Objective
The present study was conducted to assess the knowledge and practices regarding
Dental waste management among private practitioners.
Method
The study population included 186 private practitioners in three districts of Karnataka
(Coorg, Mysore, Hassan), south India. A pre-tested self-administered questionnaire
was distributed to assess the knowledge and practices regarding dental waste
management. Descriptive statistics was used to summarize the results. The data will
be statistically analyzed using chi-square test, correlation.
Result
Out of 186 study subjects, 71(38%) were females and 115(62%) were males, Chi-
square analysis showed highly significant association between qualification of the
study participants and their knowledge, practice of dental waste management. A
statistically significant (0.0001) correlation was found between the knowledge and
practice scores.
Conclusion
There was a lacunae of knowledge regarding proper biomedical waste disposal
among the participants. In order to fill this vacuum CDE (Continuing Dental Education)
programs have to be conducted in pursuance to maintain health of the community.
KEY WORDS
Colour code, dental waste management, knowledge, private dental practitioners
Description
Abhishek KN,1 Supreetha S,1 Varma Penumatsa N,2 Sam G,2 Khanapure SC,3 Sivarajan S4
1Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences,
Maggula, Virajpet-571218, Karnataka, India.
2Prince Sattam bin Abdul Aziz University,
Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
3Maharashtra Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Latur, India.
4Sri Sankara Dental College,
Varkala, Kerala,India
Keywords
Colour code, Dental waste management, Knowledge, Private dental practitioners