Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the connection between dentist qualification and adequacy of sterilization and to
determine practices of dentist against Infection control.
METHODOLOGY: This cross-sectional study was conducted from January to June 2018. General dental
practitioners and consultants with minimum clinical practice period of one or more than one year were
included in the study. The exclusion criterion included general dental practitioners and consultants who
did not give consent for study. A questionnaire including basic demographic data, personal protection
and cross infection control measures, instrument sterilization and operatory disinfection from the Gen-
eral Dental Practitioner Surgeons and consultants. Total 89 clinicians were asked for their practice of
sterilization and disinfection. Data was entered and analyzed on SPSS version 13.
RESULTS: According to the results mean age was 31.80±9.27 years. Results showed that the GDPs were
57.8% and consultants were 42.2%. Males were 46.7% and females were 53.93 %. Mean working experi-
ence was 7.80 years and number of practicing hours per day were 6.20. Association between dentists
qualification (general dental practitioners and consultants) and different methods of sterilization were
evaluated which shows significant p-value i.e. <0.05. The variables with significant p-value were disin-
fecting operatory at the end of the day i.e. 0.013 and biological sporing test i.e. 0.0175. The practices of
dentist against Infection control were also assessed.
CONCLUSION: It was concluded that the connection between dentist qualification and adequacy of steri-
lization in some aspects was significant, those having higher qualifications than simple graduates were
doing daily and prompt sterilization.
Mehwash Kashif , Muhammad Abdullah Kamran, Tahera Ayub, Syed Sheeraz Hussain, Muhammad Irfan Khan. (2020) Are we Clean Enough? A Cross Sectional Study Conducted among General Dental Practitioners and Consultants of Karachi, Journal of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Volume-19, Issue-2.
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