DENTISTS’ LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CLEANING METHODS FOR REUSABLE INSTRUMENTS

Autor: Balcoș Carina, Livia Bobu, Irina Bamboi, Irina Grădinaru, Loredana Hurjui, Cristina Tărniceriu, Blaga Teofil, Alexandra Davidescu, Dana Budală, Maria Bolat, Carmen Savin, Adina Armencia
Jazyk: English<br />Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Romanian Journal of Medical and Dental Education, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 80-85 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2393-1108
2393-1531
Popis: Decontamination of reusable medical devices is an important component of infection control in clinical settings. The aim: to assess the level of knowledge regarding the cleaning of the instruments among dentists from Iasi, Romania. Material and methods: The study included 52 general dental practitioners from Iasi, Romania. The subjects were chosen at random to complete a questionnaire about instrument cleaning methods in dental practice.Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 20.0. Results: The mean age was 35.75 ± 8.18 years. 65% of the subjects have a university degree.45% of the participants have a work experience of 0-5 years, 40% between 5-10 years and 15% over 10 years of practice. 50% of the respondents consider that the “instrument cleaning” stage is the most important. 40% chose as the answer option “all cleaning options” (manual, US cleaning, washing machine and combined) and the cleaning method frequently used is manual cleaning (60%);58% of respondents think that the most efficient cleaning method is manual cleaning combined with the US. Conclusions: The level of knowledge and attitudes regarding the instrument efficiency of instrument cleaning methods in dental practice is good, with participants with postgraduet education and professional experience between 0-5 years having a better knowledge than participants with university studies and professional experience over 5 years
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