Infection control in dentistry knowledge and practices regarding barrier techniques, post exposure management and prophylaxis: a study

This is a descriptive study conducted at Sardar Begam Dental College, Peshawar from December 2007 to March 2008. The purpose of the study was to assess the perception of cross infection in dental practice among dental surgeons and clinical dental students. Forty three [43] dentists and fifty seven [57] students were interviewed. Seventy nine percent of the participants asked their patients about the medical history, sixty five percent screened their patients for blood viral pathology [HBV, HCV and HIV] before any dental procedure was undertaken. Hundred percent wore and changed gloves during dental treatment between the patients, and ten percent wore goggles and ninety percent face masks routinely. Thirty five percent of the participants had positive history of needle prick injury during their dental carrier and 65 percent disposed off the needles and sharps in safe containers after their use and 84 percent resheath needle after local anesthetic injection

Vaccination status against hepatitis b in doctors and final year clinical students working at Khyber college of dentistry and Sardar begum dental college, Peshawar

This is a descriptive study conducted from February, 2006 to april, 2006 The purpose of this study was to assess the vaccination status of dental health care workers at Khyber college of dentistry and Sardar begum dental college Peshawar. Eighty three doctors and fifty six students were interviewed. Sixty seven doctors and forty three students had vaccinated themselves. Sixteen doctors and twenty five students had booster dose of vaccination as well, while seven doctors and six students had checked their antibody level. The commonest reason for non-vaccination was financial factor [cost] and lack of motivation. Two of the participants thought it was not necessary [including one consultant] while seven other participants had other reasons. Among one hundred and thirty nine participants one student and two doctors did not get the 3rd dose of vaccination. Ten students and fifteen doctors had habit of patient screening for HBsAg and anti HCVAb. Sixty five doctors and forty seven students were aware of the importance of antibody titre

Hepatitis in dental practice - A study conducted on 1498 patients

The purpose of this study was to determine the carrier status of hepatitis Band C in those patients who were admitted in the surgical unit of Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar for the treatment of miscellaneous oral and maxillofacial pathologies, including fractures, cystic lesions, tumors, neurec-tomies, impactions and biopsies. All the patients were operated under general anesthesia and were screened for hepatitis B and C virus. This is the retrospective study conducted from September 2002 to December 2004. There were 1498 patients. Out of these, 44 were diagnosed as positive for the viral pathology. Some infected patients presented with a known history of jaundice, blood transfusions, major and minor dental surgeries in the past. The percentage of patients positive for HBsAg and HCVAb was 1.66 and 1.26 respectively.

Causes of dental extractions among 2000 patients -a study conducted at oral and maxillofacial surgical unit, khyber college of dentistry, Peshawar - Pakistan

The purpose of this study was to determine different causes of dental extractions. Two thousand patients were examined thoroughly. Among 2000 patients 1188 were male, 812 were female. Grossly Carious teeth remain the dominant cause contributing to 61.50% of all extractions followed by trauma [9.86%], miscellaneous group [9.70%], abscesses I granulomas [7.60%], impactions [3.60%],periodontal diseases [3.00%] and cystic lesions [3.00%]. The least possible cause of dental extractions was orthodontic purpose [1.94%]