A survey of cognition on infection control of the clients in dental hospital

Hwa, Lee Jung

doi:10.13065/jksdh.2013.13.2.249

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“…A dental hospital can be opened up when equipped with specific facilities (clinical laboratory, radiation equipment, medical record room, disinfection facility, and independent power generating facility), and in terms of a general hospital, there must be a specialist in each department 45 . In previous studies in Korea, it was reported that there was a significant difference ( p < 0.05) in infection control and safety management depending on the type of dental institutions, and larger institutions had better results 46‐48 . A study on domestic dental hygienists found that the experience rate of exposure to harmful factors by skin contact with oral secretions was 95.5% for dental clinic workers and 92.4% for dental hospital workers, 49 while a study by Choi and Bae 47 found that the practice level of needlestick accident prevention (maximum 5 points) according to the type of dental hygienist's workplace was 3.92 points for university hospital workers, 3.68 points for dental hospital workers, and 3.59 points for dental clinic workers, in descending order.…”

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“…A study by Kim et al 49 reported that only 9.8% of dental clinics and 27.0% of dental hospitals measured working environments on parameters such as indoor air quality or exposure to harmful substances, showing the differences between types of workplaces. According to Lee and Han, 48 compared to dental hospitals and university hospitals, dental clinics have lower levels of safety management for dental personnel (90.7 points for university and general hospitals, 79. 8 points for hospitals, and 50.2 points for clinics) and the establishment and operation of infection control systems (89.0 points for university and general hospitals, 75.6 points for hospitals, and 34.4 points for clinics).…”

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“…45 In previous studies in Korea, it was reported that there was a significant difference (p < 0.05) in infection control and safety management depending on the type of dental institutions, and larger institutions had better results. [46][47][48] A study on domestic dental hygienists found that the experience rate of exposure to harmful factors by skin contact with oral secretions was 95.5%…”

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Occupational hazards among dental hygienists: Risk level assessment of scaling work

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Chung

Lim

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Objectives This study aimed to classify occupational hazards of ultrasonic scaling by factor and to identify the distribution of occupational risk levels of the study participants according to occupational hazards. In addition, the relationship between the general characteristics of dental hygienists and the occupational risk level of scaling was investigated. Methods This study was conducted on 237 dental hygienists. Exposure frequency and the degree of work loss were investigated on a five‐point scale for each of the 15 occupational hazards of scaling. Results Among occupational hazards, the proportion of high‐risk individuals for biological hazards (32.9%) was the highest. Dental clinics (33.6%) were found to have a higher proportion of high‐risk individuals than dental hospitals (16.5%) (p < 0.05). The proportion of high‐risk individuals was higher in the absence of an infection control coordinator (33.9%) (p < 0.05) and infection control education in the preceding 2 years (28.6%) (p < 0.05). Conclusion To create a safe dental work environment, appropriate measures according to the risk level and measurement of occupational risk should be discussed.

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Impact factor of cognition and practice of infection control in the dental hygienists

Jeong

Hwa²

2015

J Korean Soc Dent Hyg

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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the cognition and practice of infection control in the dental hygienists. Methods: A self-reported questionnaire was completed by 220 dental hygienists in Busan and Gyeongnam from August 1 to 31, 2014. The questionnaire was adapted from Nam. The questionnaire consisted of four questions of the general characteristics of the subjects, two questions of infection control factors, four questions of clinic environment, 50 questions of awareness of infection control, and 50 questions of infection control practice. Cronbach's alpha in the awareness of infection control was 0.958 and that in infection control practice was 0.950. Results: The dental hygienists in the large scale hospitals tended to have higher score of cognition and practice of infection control thatn those in the small scale hospitals(p<0.001). Small scale hospitals tended to have lower infection rate than the large scale hospitals. The education for the infection control guideline reduced the infection prevalence rate. Conclusions: In order to reduce the infection prevalence rate, it is necessary to educate the dental hygienists continuously and to provide the infection control guideline to the dental clinics.

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A Study Regarding Bacterial Contamination of Surfaces in Dental Offices

Yun¹,

Kim²

2015

Korean J Clin Lab Sci.

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This study studied samples taken off surfaces at three sites (Unit chairs, light handles, cuspidors) of 19 dental hospitals and 28 clinics located in Gyeonggi-do and Incheon, South Korea. The bacterial contamination levels of surfaces were 44.82×10 3 CFU/mL in cuspidors, higher than in unit chairs (5.47×10 3 CFU/mL) and light handles (16.28×10 3 CFU/mL). The values were statistically higher at dental hospitals than at dental clinics, the greater number of patients being associated with the higher bacterial cell count in the cuspidors. The results of identifying the strains isolated purely from surfaces at dental clinic showed Gram positive 47.3% and Gram negative 52.7%. Among Gram positive, the most numberous bacteria were Micrococcus luteus (10.9%), Bacillus pumilus (3.6%), and Staphylococcus aureus (3.6%). Among Gram negative, the most numberous bacteria were Acinetobacter ursingii (5.5%), Brevundimonas diminuta (4.5%), Chryseobacterium (Flavo.) indologenes (CDC IIb) (4.5%), and Methylobacterium sp. (4.5%). This study measures the level of bacterial contamination and identifies the strains isolated in dental clinics. It recognizes the importance of infection control, and the results of the study may be considered as the basis for establishing specific plans for prevention of infection.

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A survey of cognition on infection control of the clients in dental hospital

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Occupational hazards among dental hygienists: Risk level assessment of scaling work

Occupational hazards among dental hygienists: Risk level assessment of scaling work

Impact factor of cognition and practice of infection control in the dental hygienists

A Study Regarding Bacterial Contamination of Surfaces in Dental Offices

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