What the Dentistry personnel knows on prevention of contagious diseases: Pinar del Río, 2007

Authors

  • Carlos Díaz Pacheco Especialista de Primer Grado en Estomatología General Integral. Profesor Auxiliar, Master en Salud Bucal Comunitaria.
  • Iliana Otero Rodríguez Especialista de Segundo Grado en Embriología Médica. Profesor Auxiliar, Master en Salud Bucal Comunitaria.
  • Gleyvis Coro Montanet Especialista de Primer Grado en Estomatología General Integral. Profesor Auxiliar, Master en Urgencias Estomatológicas.
  • Ada Esther González Cordero Residente de Segundo Año de Estomatología General Integral. Instructor.
  • Elvira María González Fernández Lic. en Biología. Profesora Instructora.

Abstract

The present study is an analytical cross sectional study aimed at assessing what the dentistry personnel knows about the disease prevention at risk of contagious as well as the techniques in the different dental clinics in Pinar del Rio city between January and June, 2007. Universe coincides with sample and it is comprised of 60 dentists and of 60 dental care techniques using the same questionnaire in both. A data base was created using Microsoft Excel Program and the percentage method was used as a measure for the qualitative data.In order to study the differences between groups the Chi-square test was used.Data were processed using the dynamic table program from the Excel sheet and the satistical package SPSS version 8.0 Windows, it was concluded that dentists and dental techniques need to know about the prevention of the contagious disease at risk of spread to the dental care office.Most dentists and techniques are evaluated as regular according to the use of the protection measures, noting that dentists give a proper answer to the questionnaire applied and a different behaviour in the daily practice.

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Díaz Pacheco C, Otero Rodríguez I, Coro Montanet G, González Cordero AE, González Fernández EM. What the Dentistry personnel knows on prevention of contagious diseases: Pinar del Río, 2007. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2012 Oct. 25 [cited 2025 Aug. 30];12(2):205-18. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/449

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2008)

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