Knowledge Of Clinical And Paraclinical Personnel In Rural Dental Hospital About Infection Control Regimen

Abstract

Background : Infection control includes protocol to prevent infection in dental clinical setting. Knowledge of dental health worker plays an important role in infection control in dental set up. Aim : To evaluate the knowledge of clinical and paraclinical personnel about infection control regimen. Methodology : Present study included 300 participants, out of which 260 were clinical and 40 were paraclinical personnel. Questionnaire included 8 questions based on the knowledge related to hand hygiene, disinfection, sterilization an needle stick injury. Likert scale was used for assessing their responses. Results: There is a significant difference between the clinical and para-clinical personnel regarding Knowledge about infection control practices. Conclusion : This study shows that knowledge of clinical and paraclinical personnel about the infection control measures in dental hospital is limited with definite scope for improvement.