Knowledge, attitudes, and practice regarding infection control measures among dental students in central india

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 421-427

  Singh, Abhinav ^a   Purohit, Bharathi M ^a   Bhambal, Ajay ^a   Saxena, Sudhanshu ^a   Singh, Anshika ^a   Gupta, Amrita ^a  

^a PEOPLE S COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Dental students; India; Infection control

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MALE; MASK; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL GLOVE; VACCINATION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HANDWASHING; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; MALE; MASKS; PATIENT ISOLATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRES; STERILIZATION; STUDENTS, DENTAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 79952358144     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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