Knowledge among dental students about types of masks used during Covid-19 pandemic

Mary, A Vinita; Kesavan, Rajesh; Geerthigan, S; Priya, R.; Kumar, Saumya

doi:10.22271/oral.2020.v6.i4c.1066

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“…Awareness of contact dermatitis caused by surgical masks in the study by Faisal M AL Badri in the year 2000 59.6% were aware and compared to that study in my study 42.20% males are aware of it, and 24.77 females are aware of it (26,27). When asked which level of mask you should wear during hand instrumentation in Dr Vinita mary 48.4% said level 2 mask and compared to their study in our study 29.36% males said level 3 and 16.51% males to level 2, 14.68% females to level two and 18.35% to level 3 (24). When asked which layer of the mask acts as a filter media barrier in Ravichandra ravi 44.3% said middle layer and in our study 39.45% said middle layer (26).…”

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“…When asked which layer acts as a filter media barrier in Dr Vinita Mary A's 2020 article 64.3% said middle layer, in my study the people of age group 17 to 20, 43 people that is 39.45% said middle layer (24). Changing your mouth mask after treating a patient?…”

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“…Sample size was estimated using the manual calculation formula (N=Z⍺ 2 Pq/L 2 ) based on the study done by (24)and the total sample size arrived was 109…”

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Dental students knowledge and practice towards surgical mouth mask usage - A Cross Sectional Survey

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Introduction: Surgical mouth mask plays an important role in each and every procedure in dental practise. It acts as a barrier and prevents transmission and spreading of pathogens through water aerosols and many microorganisms which are produced in the dental setup. In order to prevent and minimize the risk of infections, the dental practitioners and the auxiliary staff present in the clinic must wear precautious fluid resistant masks. Therefore the aim of the study is to create awareness of surgical mouth mask usage among dental students. Materials and methods: A questionnaire based survey was conducted using google forms. This standard questionnaire consisted of 12 questions and it was circulated among the students in saveetha dental college and responses were collected and statistically analysed using SPSS software. Descriptive statistics were expressed by means of number, frequency, and percentage. Chi-square test was used to find the association between year of study and Number of responses provided by the participants. Result: The age of participants ranges from 17 to 30 years. The study population was asked about awareness of wearing a mouth mask 97.25% were aware. When asked if they wear a mouth mask in public places 88.99% said yes. Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, it was found that the awareness about the usage of surgical masks is high for the 3rd year dental students compared to the 1st, 2nd, 4th year dental students, but more awareness has to be spread in order to improve the usage of surgical masks.

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