Department of Periodontology, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Department of Periodontology, D. Y. Patil University School of Medicine, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Indian J Dent Res. 2021 Jul-Sep;32(3):305-309. doi: 10.4103/ijdr.IJDR_172_20.
The aims of this study were 1) to find out the prevalence of occupational exposures to contaminated biological material among undergraduate students and interns; 2) to find out how many cases of occupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens are reported; and 3) to know the reasons for non-reporting of occupational exposures.
The study was conducted in a Dental School in Navi-Mumbai, India. An anonymous self-administered questionnaire was formulated. 210 dental students were given a questionnaire out of which 150 students attending clinical postings in their third year, final year, and internship responded. Approval was obtained from the Institutional Ethical Committee.
The study revealed a very high prevalence (66.7%) of exposures among the students. Only 12% of the students reported the exposures to the staff. Students from III year and final year BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) had mean exposure of 2.40 as compared to 1.94 among interns. 46% of the students stated that they did not report about the exposure because they thought that injury was of minor nature.
There is a very high prevalence of occupational exposures among students which are not reported. There is a need for the development of a post exposure protocol which has to be strictly implemented. The principle of infection control has to be emphasised to the students periodically and they should be encouraged to report incidences of exposures to biological material.
本研究的目的是：1）了解本科学生和实习医生职业暴露于受污染生物材料的流行情况；2）了解有多少例职业暴露于血源性病原体的报告；3）了解职业暴露漏报的原因。
本研究在印度纳维-孟买的一所牙科学校进行。设计了一份匿名的自我管理问卷。共向 210 名牙科学生发放问卷，其中 150 名在第三年、最后一年和实习期间参加临床实习的学生做出了回应。本研究获得了机构伦理委员会的批准。
研究表明，学生中暴露的发生率非常高（66.7%）。只有 12%的学生向工作人员报告了暴露情况。与实习医生（1.94）相比，三年级和最后一年牙科学士（BDS）的学生平均暴露值为 2.40。46%的学生表示，他们没有报告暴露情况，因为他们认为受伤的性质是轻微的。
学生中存在很高的职业暴露率，但未报告。需要制定接触后方案，并严格执行。必须定期向学生强调感染控制原则，并鼓励他们报告生物材料暴露事件。
