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ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2023

Assessment of Role of PPE in Preventing the Spread of Infection among the Dental Surgeons: A Prospective Study.

S Srinidhi, Sujithraj Stephen, Karthiga Mohankumar, Thomson M D'Cruz, Krithika Subbiah, Gireesh K Subbiah, Nagappan Nagappan, Bhuvaneswari Mani

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Article in Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

S SrinidhiDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Dental Sciences, Chengalpet District, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sujithraj StephenDepartment of Dentistry, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Varadharajapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Karthiga MohankumarDental Surgeon, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India.
Thomson M D'CruzDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. G. D. Pol Foundation's Y. M. T. Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Krithika SubbiahDepartment of Public Health, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Gireesh K SubbiahDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Groningen, Netherlands.
Nagappan NagappanDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India.
Bhuvaneswari ManiDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, KarpagaVinayaga Institute of Dental Sciences, Chengalpet District, Tamil Nadu, India.
Chettinad Health City · INDr D Y Patil Dental College & Hospital · INPanimalar Medical College Hospital & Research InstituteUniversity of Groningen · NLUniversity of Waterloo · CA

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Abstract

Although there is easy accessibility of infection control measures and recommendation regarding the PPE, most of the dentists failed to practice appropriate infection control measures. The aim of the current survey was conducted to assess the knowledge, perception, and attitude regarding the role of PPE among the dental care professionals in COVID-19. This is cross-sectional web-based questionnaire survey conducted among dental care professionals in Tamil Nadu. The self-administered questions related to the PPE infection control measures were collected from 500 subjects. The statistical analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences SPSS (V 22.0). The frequency distribution was computed. This survey revealed that all the 500 (100%) respondents had awareness about the role of PPE in COVID-19 pandemic. Among the 500 study subjects, 93.2% had well-known knowledge about PPE, 60.4% of dentist strictly adheres to the use of PPE in routine dental practice, 80.2% of dentist mentioned PPE is safe and effective against spread of infection, and 93.4% of dentist had awareness about donning and doffing. Conclusion: From the beginning of this COVID-19, information provided by the health organization like CDC and WHO regarding the role of PPE had positive impact among the dental care professionals.

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COVID-19dentistinfection controlPPE

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