ABSTRACT

The safety of the healthcare system as given by national health performance committee is defined as the avoidance or reduction to acceptable limits of actual or potential harm from the healthcare management or the environment in which healthcare is delivered. Dental workers are at risk of many hazards including pathogens, pharmaceuticals, ergonomic and psychological hazards. Control measures or risk controls are measures we put in place (PPE) to reduce those hazards. Even the dental practitioners are at a higher risk of acquiring many infectious diseases and especially vulnerable in a pandemic situation like COVID-19. A questionnaire was distributed through online google forms link to about 100 dental students and practitioners, the study population was asked to fill out the online form after reading each question thoroughly. The results were collected and the data was analysed using SPSS version 20. The results showed that the responders had a good level of knowledge about Covid-19, Safety practices among dentists against Covid 19 and among that 75% of dental practitioners were aware that the Dentist population is placed at the highest risk of infection and only 18.9% of the participants were aware of suitable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to avoid the infection. This study gives an insight on the Dental practitioners perception towards the Safety practices Against Covid-19. Keywords: Covid-19; Dental practitioners; Safety practices; PPE
Publication date: 01/08/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.8.1003