The intervention research on understanding of the AIDS prevention and occupational safety of the dentist in Kunming and west part of Yunnan / 中华口腔医学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the knowledge, attitude of the AIDS prevention and occupational safety in dentist in Kunming and west part of Yunnan and evaluate the effect of education and intervention.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>165 dentists in Yunnan were tested by KABP questionnaire before education. All of the 165 dentists participated a course on AIDS prevention. After that course the same questionnaire was answered by participants.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The correct rates obviously increased. The understanding rates of the oral prevention measure were obviously improved.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The knowledge of AIDS prevention is very low in dentist in Kunming and west part of Yunnan. The education intervention can effectively improve the understanding level of the AIDS prevention in dentist.</p>