Knowledge, attitudes, and performance of dental students in relation to sterilization/disinfection methods of extracted human teeth
| Autor: | Maryam Alsadat Hashemipour, Romina Mozafarinia, Azin Mirzadeh, Moien Aramon, Sayed Amir Hossein Gandjalikhan Nassab |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Dental Research Journal, Vol 10, Iss 4, Pp 482-488 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1735-3327 2008-0255 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/1735-3327.118501 |
| Popis: | Background: Dental students use extracted human teeth to learn practical and technical skills before they enter the clinical environment. In the present research, knowledge, performance, and attitudes toward sterilization/disinfection methods of extracted human teeth were evaluated in a selected group of Iranian dental students. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study the subjects consisted of fourth-, fifth- and sixth-year dental students. Data were collected by questionnaires and analyzed by Fisher′s exact test and Chi-squared test using SPSS 11.5. Results: In this study, 100 dental students participated. The average knowledge score was 15.9 ± 4.8. Based on the opinion of 81 students sodium hypochlorite was selected as suitable material for sterilization and 78 students believed that oven sterilization is a good way for the purpose. The average performance score was 4.1 ± 0.8, with 3.9 ± 1.7 and 4.3 ± 1.1 for males and females, respectively, with no significant differences between the two sexes. The maximum and minimum attitude scores were 60 and 25, with an average score of 53.1 ± 5.2. Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that knowledge, performance and attitude of dental students in relation to sterilization/disinfection methods of extracted human teeth were good. However, weaknesses were observed in relation to teaching and materials suitable for sterilization. |
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