Annals Abbassi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Medical and Dental College. 2008; 13 (1): 71-76
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ABSTRACT
The present study was undertaken to investigate the awareness of non qualified dental care providers about the spread of hepatitis B and C. This is a cross sectional analytical study. Study was conducted at different dental clinics of Karachi from March 2007 to June 2007. Fifty roadside dental practitioners [quacks] were interviewed for assessment of their knowledge and practices. The hygienic measures used for the dental instruments were absolutely substandard. All the clinics showed casing sterilization equipments but the quacks neither knew the concept of sterilization nor were they aware of the desired temperature of the sterilization machines [like autoclave]. Most of the quacks were unaware of the diseases like Hepatitis and AID's and their route to spread
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Assunto principal:
Conscientização
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Estudos Transversais
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Hepatite C
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Conhecimento
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Pesquisa Qualitativa
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Odontologia Geral
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Ann. Abbassi Shaheed Hosp. Karachi Med. Dent. Coll.
Ano de publicação:
2008
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