ABSTRACT
@#Though a relatively simple procedure, Hand Hygiene compliance rates tend to be highly variable and poor. This cross-sectional knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) study was conducted at Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital, a teaching hospital in Srinagar, India. The subjects that participated in this study included 106 nursing staff working in different departments of the Hospital. The Self-structured one plus WHO,s hand hygiene questionnaire for health care workers was used in this study. Almost 80% of the respondents skipped hand washing when in hurry. Only 12% and 28% used to hand wash before touching a patient and before doing simple procedures respectively. This study depicts the poor compliance of health workers regarding hand hygiene.
ABSTRACT
Knowledge of dental anatomy and its variations is essential for the success of endodontic treatment Complex and unusual root canal morphology is an often occurring phenomenon. One such variant root canal morphology is the ‘S’ shaped or bayonet shaped root canal. The unique morphology of S-shaped root canals often pose utmost challenges in their endodontic management routine periapical radiographs aids in assessing these morphological variations in the root canal system This case report discusses endodontic treatment of a maxillary second premolar with an ‘S’ shaped root canal.