Assessment of knowledge level on dental impression disinfection in undergraduate students
Keywords:
DISINFECTION, DENTAL IMPRESSION MATERIALS, DENTAL DISINFECTANTS.Abstract
Introduction: in the dental office, the disinfection of dental impressions plays a fundamental role, since it is understood that the personnel working in this place need to have adequate knowledge about this process.
Objectives: identify the knowledge about the disinfection process of dental impressions, presented by students of the Dentistry program.
Methods: observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study, carried out at the Corona Gómez PhD dental specialty clinic, between November 2023 and March 2024. In a non-probabilistic manner, for convenience, a sample of 416 students who met the selection criteria was selected. The application of a questionnaire allowed obtaining information, using descriptive statistics methods for its analysis. Medical ethics were respected.
Results: only 27,6 % of respondents understand the concept of disinfection, while 33,4 % know the means for sterilization. Less than a third of respondents know the actions to be taken for disinfection, the duration of the process, and its optimal form of execution.
Conclusion: the existence of gaps in knowledge about the disinfection processes of dental impressions was identified, which leads us to consider the high risk of cross-contamination in all those involved in a dental treatment; taking into account that as undergraduate students, emphasis should be placed on solving these gaps with training on the subject.
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