Background: Oral health is thought to be an essential part of general healthiness. Poor oral hygiene can significantly affect the quality of life which may initiate deterioration of overall health. Aim: To find out reasons or misapprehensions that stop the dental patients from getting scaling procedure. Methodology: This questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted in tertiary care dental hospital of Multan from November 2019 to February 2020. Three hundred and six patients filled a questionnaire designed and tested for this study. The ethical approval (MDC-1290) was taken from the Dental Hospital, informed consent was obtained from the participants in the study. Results: Out of 306 participants, 49% participants were males and 51%were females. 24% percent participants reported that we have more than one reasons for avoidance of scaling procedure. Among other fears top-most were 16% participants believed that scaling is a painful procedure and 13% said that scaling increases the mobility of teeth. Conclusion: Now-a-days misapprehensions or fear regarding scaling has been reduced because of self-awareness programs started by social media activists Keywords: Anxiety, Fear, Mobility, Myth, Scaling, Pain, Sensitivity

Background: Cross contamination is stated as “Spread of infection between staff members & patients in clinical setting”. Cross infection throughout clinical training might occur with transfer of infectious agents between health workers & patients in a clinical location. Dental care workers including dental assistant & doctors are at giant risk of receiving infection. Aim: To assess the awareness/knowledge & practice about cross contamination control among students of dentistry Study design: Cross-sectional study Place and duration of study: This study of 3 months duration was carried on students of Multan dental college Multan. Methodology: 60 students willingly participated in our study. Simple random sampling technique was utilized in order to collect the data. Well-structured Performa was consumed. Informed consent was sign up from the partakers. Results: 85% participants consider that dental clinics/hospitals are more predisposed to the infection/contamination than other medical fields. 90% of the partakers were totally aware about universal precautions to avert the cross contamination. All the subjects usually maintained the additional precautions while treating AIDS & hepatitis B, C patients. Majority of the partakers use gloves as well as facemask but googles or Protective eyewear, head caps & aprons were not in use by most of participants. Conclusion: Participants of our study showed adequate & sufficient awareness/knowledge but less satisfactory practice about contamination control. Knowledge gained should also be transferred into daily routine practice Keywords: Cross contamination control, Dentistry, Students, and Precautionary measures