ArticleContemporary clinical dentistry
Needlestick and Sharp Instruments Injuries among Brazilian Dentistry Students.
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- Prevalence of needlestick injuries in dental assistants: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of global health · 2025Pooled it
- Sharps injuries in a dental specialty hospital: retrospective analysis of occupational risks, 2020-2024.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Impact of educational intervention on dental students' competence in managing injuries caused by sharp objects: a quasi-experimental study.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- An exploration of sharps injuries within healthcare students at a UK university.Journal of infection prevention · 2024Article
- A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire-Based Survey on Blood-Borne Infection Control among Romanian Dental Students.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on Infection Control Measures in Stomatology Students in Lima, Peru.Journal of environmental and public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe occurrence of occupational accidents is common among students and dentists. The present study is aimed to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of needlestick and sharp instrument injuries among dentistry students. MATERIALS AND
methodsA documentary research was carried out with data being obtained from the analysis of 137 medical records of injuries caused by needlestick and sharp instruments occurring in the period from 2012 to 2016 and were analyzed regarding the characteristics of the victim (gender and age) and the accident (year, time, environment, and time interval between exposure and search for care). Data were organized in the Statistical Package for Social Sciences software version 18 and were presented through descriptive statistics.
resultsThe occurrence of accidents was high (43.1%), with the predominance of female victims (66.1%) and aged up to 23 years (55.9%). The majority of events occurred in the afternoon (54.4%), in the clinical setting (70.7%), and in 75% of the cases, the search for care occurred within 2 h after exposure.
conclusionAccidents with needlestick and sharp instruments have high frequency and involve mainly female students. They are more common in the afternoon and in the clinical setting and the time interval was between exposure and the search for care complied with recommendations of the Brazilian legislation.
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