Alkadi Lubna, Farook Fathima Fazrina, Binmoghaiseeb Ibraheem, Alyousef Yara, Alabdulwahab Abdullah, Aljohani Raghad, Asiri Ali
Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 14611, Saudi Arabia.
King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia.
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Dec 16;12(24):2536. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12242536.
: Infection prevention and control (IPC) is essential to ensure the safety of dental personnel and patients. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and compliance of dental undergraduate students, interns, and postgraduate students with IPC measures in prosthodontic procedures. : A cross-sectional observational study was conducted at the College of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, involving 216 participants selected using stratified random sampling. A validated questionnaire was used to assess knowledge and compliance. Statistical analyses, including the Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test, were conducted to explore factors influencing knowledge and compliance levels. : Participants demonstrated a high level of IPC knowledge, with 93.55% correctly identifying the goal of infection control. However, gaps were noted, such as only 41.23% recognizing the recommended handwashing duration. Sex differences in knowledge were marginally statistically significant ( < 0.05), while academic level showed no significant association. Compliance was high in some areas, such as handwashing after treating patients (81.11%), but lower in others, such as disinfecting digital equipment between patients (36.87%). Higher self-confidence was significantly associated with greater knowledge scores ( < 0.05), while self-satisfaction with knowledge did not correlate with knowledge levels. : This study highlights strong IPC measures knowledge and compliance during prosthodontic procedures among dental personnel, with some gaps in understanding and practice. Addressing these gaps through targeted training and standardized guidelines can further enhance safety and infection control in clinical settings, benefiting both patients and healthcare providers.
感染预防与控制（IPC）对于确保牙科医护人员和患者的安全至关重要。本研究旨在评估牙科本科生、实习生和研究生在口腔修复治疗过程中对IPC措施的知识掌握情况和依从性。：在沙特国王阿卜杜勒阿齐兹卫生科学大学牙科学院开展了一项横断面观察性研究，通过分层随机抽样选取了216名参与者。使用经过验证的问卷来评估知识掌握情况和依从性。进行了包括曼-惠特尼U检验和克鲁斯卡尔-沃利斯检验在内的统计分析，以探究影响知识水平和依从性的因素。：参与者展示出较高的IPC知识水平，93.55%的人正确识别了感染控制的目标。然而，也存在一些差距，例如只有41.23%的人知晓推荐的洗手时长。知识方面的性别差异在统计学上有微弱的显著性（<0.05），而学术水平则未显示出显著关联。在某些方面依从性较高，比如治疗患者后洗手（81.11%），但在其他方面较低，比如在患者之间对数字设备进行消毒（36.87%）。更高的自信心与更高的知识得分显著相关（<0.05），而对知识的自我满意度与知识水平无关。：本研究凸显了牙科医护人员在口腔修复治疗过程中对IPC措施有较强的知识掌握和依从性，但在理解和实践方面仍存在一些差距。通过针对性培训和标准化指南来弥补这些差距，可以进一步提高临床环境中的安全性和感染控制水平，使患者和医护人员都受益。
