Marya Charu Mohan, Shukla Prasoon, Dahiya Vandana, Jnaneswar Avinash
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Research, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
J Infect Dev Ctries. 2011 Nov 15;5(11):776-80. doi: 10.3855/jidc.1652.
Dentistry is predominantly a field of surgery, involving exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials and therefore requires a high standard of infection control and safety practice in controlling cross-contamination and occupational exposures to blood- and saliva-borne diseases.
A questionnaire survey was conducted in 60 dental colleges throughout India to establish routine methods of treating impressions of the oral cavity for disinfection. An email describing the purpose of the study along with a short questionnaire was sent to one of the teaching faculty of concerned departments of the colleges. Questions were asked regarding availability of materials required to disinfect the impressions, the preferred method to treat the impression, and whether postgraduate courses were offered by the department.
The routine method of treating the impression reported by 75.9% of the respondents was washing under running water, while 24.1% of the respondents reported that impressions were treated by chemical disinfectants.
Strict infection control measures are necessary to ensure the health and safety of dental workers and patients. The present study showed that there is a lack of commitment to high standards of infection control practices in dental colleges in India.
牙科主要是一个外科领域，涉及接触血液和其他潜在的传染性物质，因此在控制交叉污染和职业暴露于血源性病原体及唾液传播疾病方面，需要高标准的感染控制和安全操作规范。
对印度各地60所牙科学院进行了问卷调查，以确定口腔印模消毒的常规方法。一封描述研究目的的电子邮件以及一份简短的问卷被发送给各学院相关系的一名教师。问题涉及消毒印模所需材料的可用性、处理印模的首选方法以及该系是否提供研究生课程。
75.9%的受访者报告的印模常规处理方法是在流水下冲洗，而24.1%的受访者报告印模是用化学消毒剂处理的。
严格的感染控制措施对于确保牙科工作人员和患者的健康与安全是必要的。本研究表明，印度牙科学院在高标准感染控制实践方面缺乏投入。
