Awareness and Commitment to Infection Control Principles among Students of the College of Dentistry at Tikrit University, Iraq
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https://doi.org/10.24086/cuesj.v9n2y2025.pp125-128Keywords:
ross-infection, dental clinics, infection control practice, safety precautionsAbstract
Many recent studies have shown that many dentists and dental students are at high risk of infection with several serious pathogens during working or training in dental clinics. These significant infections can be prevented by adhering to general safety precautions and applying infection control rules. This study aimed to assess awareness, attitudes, and practices of infection control techniques among senior dental students. Tikrit University, The questionnaire was contained of 20 questions regarding awareness about infection control practices, barrier techniques. The study revealed that 83.8% respondent students were aware of standard precautions within the health care setting. About 79% had adequate knowledge about hand hygiene, but 67% of responded participants were exposed to hand hygiene training course. Only 66% of students responded that they are committed to hygienic hand washing before and after contact with patients. 40.7% of responders responded that they wear their laboratory coat outside dental clinics, and 51% of female students wear jewelries and/or artificial fingernails during training in dental clinics. Results of this study highpoint the need of persistent education to develop awareness and commitment to infection control principles among students of the College of Dentistry at Tikrit University.
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