Surgicals Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Department of Dent-Alveolar and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 May 13;58(5):661. doi: 10.3390/medicina58050661.
: Infection control practices in dentistry should be continuously evaluated. The aim of the present study was to assess the knowledge of dental students from Iași, Romania about infection control in the dental office. : Dental students and resident dentists attending the "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Iași were randomly selected in accordance with ethical guidelines, and a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based online study was conducted. The questionnaire included 21 items about infection control in dentistry. A descriptive statistical analysis was performed, and the chi-square test was used for data comparison, with a cutoff point of 0.05 for statistical significance. : The study sample included 150 subjects (75.3% female and 24.7% male) with a mean age of 25.71 ± 4.54 years. Mode of infection transmission was known by 74% of the subjects, and 76% were aware of standard precautions, with significant differences by the year of study ( = 0.012, = 0.002). A percentage of 20% of subjects knew the means of transmission of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) ( = 0.032, = 0.166). Most of the subjects were not vaccinated against HBV ( = 0.002, = -0.274). Notions of high-level disinfection and sterilization were confused by 19.5% of the subjects. Only 22% of the subjects knew the correct processing of handpieces ( = 0.048, = -0.071). The sources of information were diverse for 64.66% of the respondents, while 31.33% of them used courses and seminars only. : There is a need for improvement in the level of knowledge on infection control for both dental students and residents.
: 牙科的感染控制措施应持续进行评估。本研究旨在评估罗马尼亚雅西的牙科学生对牙科诊所感染控制的知识。: 按照伦理准则，随机选择雅西“Grigore T. Popa”医科大学的牙科学生和住院医师，并进行横断面、基于问卷的在线研究。问卷包括 21 个关于牙科感染控制的项目。采用描述性统计分析，采用卡方检验进行数据比较，统计显著性水平为 0.05。: 研究样本包括 150 名受试者（75.3%为女性，24.7%为男性），平均年龄为 25.71 ± 4.54 岁。74%的受试者知道感染传播方式，76%的人了解标准预防措施，这与学习年限有显著差异（ = 0.012， = 0.002）。20%的受试者知道乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）的传播途径（ = 0.032， = 0.166）。大多数受试者未接种乙型肝炎疫苗（ = 0.002， = -0.274）。有 19.5%的受试者混淆了高水平消毒和灭菌的概念。只有 22%的受试者知道正确处理手机（ = 0.048， = -0.071）。64.66%的受访者信息来源多样化，而 31.33%的受访者仅使用课程和研讨会。: 牙科学生和住院医师都需要提高感染控制知识水平。
