Objective: To evaluate the level of acceptance of e-learning among dental interns and undergraduates of Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry (AFID).Study Design: Cross-sectional study.Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out at Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi from March 2018 to September 2018.Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional quantitative survey was conducted in 174 participants   including dental interns and undergraduates. A fourteen-item questionnaire was designed and piloted. Data was tabulated and analyzed statistically using SPSS version 24.0. Categorical variables were presented as percentages. Post-stratification Fisher’s exact test and chi-square test were applied. p<0.05 was taken as significant.Results: Among clinical skills learning tools, more than half (54.6%) of the participants considered hospital attachments as most effective.  E-learning was considered a supportive tool for ward test preparation. Three quarters (75.3%) stated that e-learning has improved teaching standards and enhanced student-teacher interaction. There was significant association between level of education and messenger apps (p=.027), gender with accuracy in technique (p=.027) and with supervised discussion session regarding e-videos (p=.038).Conclusion: E-learning is beneficial for ward test preparation as it develops interest in clinical attachment and helps in learning general physical examination of patients.

Background: China's city Wuhan originated Coronavirus disease or COVID-19 is a contagious viral impacting allsegments of life. Developed countries like America and China are also suffering due to this pandemic. Thisinfectious disease has collapsed the medical and health care system of developing and developed nations aswell.Objective: Present research study has focused on the SARS-CoV-2 impact on dental clinics, dental practitioners,and dental assistants' comparative practices. Furthermore, SARS-CoV-2 syndrome, transmission patterns, andpre-visit and post-treatments practices of dental clinics and hospitals have been also considered in light ofpolicy guidelines and standard operating procedures recommended by major global healthcare organizations.Materials and Methods: Present research study is qualitative and designed to explore the comparativepractices of dental practitioners according to PRISMA guidelines. All relevant data is obtained from secondarysources. Relevant data has been collected via different electronic databases i.e. Science Hub, Google Scholar,Research Gate, PubMed, Scopus, Medline, and Embase. Peer-reviewed and high-impact factors journals arefocused on snowball sampling techniques. Major global health bodies, WHO, ADA, CDCP reports, policyguidelines, and standard operating procedures are included in this review. Data analysis is carried out in thedescriptive form. Findings: Effective SARS-CoV-2 is an infectious disease and common symptoms of COVID-19 are cough, throat soaring, fever, headache, flu, and diarrhea. Personnel having short breathing, chest pain, loss of smell, taste and reddened face symptoms are given immediate available treatment and attention by doctors. Dental practitioners and assistants working at dental clinics and hospitals are much aware of remedial andprecautionary measures to restrain the spread of SARS-CoV-2.Conclusion: Present study concludes that SARS-CoV-2 is a contagious virus. Healthcare professionals and clinicsare facing major threats of this contagious disease as these employees are the front foot fighters against thiscontagious disease. Research shows that during this unprecedented time, dentists and other health care mustcomply with global major healthcare organizations' standard operating procedures, policy guidelines, andnecessary safety measures to overcome the risk of covid-19 transmission.

Objective: The objective of this scoping review is to identify the barriers and challenges faced in implementing remote assessment technological techniques in medical and dental schools in Asian countries during this ongoing pandemic.Study Design: A scoping review.Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out at the Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry (AFID), Rawalpindi, Pakistan June 2022 to September 2022.Materials and Methods: The Scoping review was conducted using Arksey and O'Malley framework, and literature was searched in electronic databases for relevant peer-reviewed studies over the last ten years. Keywords were used in PubMed, ERIC, psycINFO, and Google Scholar for grey literature. After screening and assessing for eligibility, 1490 publications were retrieved, and only 18 articles were included in the study. Data were synthesized to present the findings.Results: The themes identified after data synthesis broadly described the barriers to the implementation of online assessment in medical and dental undergraduate curricula. The themes were faculty perspective on remote assessment, IT issues, reliability of online exams, difficulties faced by students, and psychological impact. Insufficient resources and inadequate logistic support for IT staff led to a slow internet connection, technical failures, formatting limitations, bandwidth issues when using images and videos, longer duration of exams, and non-visibility of the screen.Conclusion: The scoping review will guide the medical and dental educationist in identifying challenges in implementing electronic assessment and pave the way in its design and operation.

Objective: To evaluate the awareness and practice of cross infection control among the undergraduates,graduates and postgraduates in Prosthodontics Department of a tertiary dental health care institution.Study Design: Cross-sectional survey.Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in March 2022 to May 2022, at ProsthodonticsDepartment of Armed forces institute of Dentistry (AFID), a tertiary dental health care institution, Rawalpindi.Materials and Methods: Self-administered questionnaires were distributed. Data was analysed using IBM SPSSStatistics 24 software and descriptive statistics including frequencies were calculated.Results: The response rate was 100%. 99.2% participants had knowledge of sterilization, disinfection andasepsis. 98.5% believed that cross infection control is important in prosthodontics; 80% believed thatsterilization protocol is being followed in the tertiary dental health care institute. 88.5% used gloves and 86.5%disinfected dentures before final insertion. 66% did not use eyewear, 75.4% did not disinfect rubber bowl inbetween patients. 56.9% did not disinfect facebow before sending it to dental laboratory.Conclusion: The overall knowledge, attitude and performance of participants included in this study were foundto be satisfactory. Workshops and awareness programs should be conducted on regular basis for the studentsfrom the beginning of preclinical years of under graduation of dentistry.How to cite this: Rehman B, Bano V, Afzal S, Arshad M, Rehan A, Mustafa S. Awareness And Practice of Cross Infection Control in Prosthodontics Department among the Undergraduate, Graduates and Postgraduates in a Tertiary Dental Health Care Institution. Life and Science. 2022; 3(3): 134-140. doi: http://doi.org/10.37185/LnS.1.1.239