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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Infection Control Measures among Dental Practitioners in Public Setup of Karachi, Pakistan: Cross-sectional Survey

Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences, 2015
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding infection control measures among dental practitioners of Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences (DIKIOHS) Karachi. The study also
Sidra Mohiuddin, Narender Dawani
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"It's a can of worms": understanding primary care practitioners' behaviours in relation to HPV using the Theoretical Domains Framework [PDF]

, 2012
Background: The relationship between infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer is transforming cervical cancer prevention. HPV tests and vaccinations have recently become available.
A Songthap, A Vijayaraghavan, B Duval, C Abraham, C Pope, Cara M Martin, D Bonetti, DL Dell, DM Harper, DM Harper, FX Bosch, FX Bosch, G Agarwal, G Koliopoulos, G McCarthy, G Ronco, G Sroczynski, H Defty, I Ajzen, J Cuzick, J Murphy, J Murphy, J Murphy, J Ritchie, J Waller, JA Kahn, Jill J Francis, JJ Francis, JJ Francis, JM Riedesel, John J O’Leary, Judith Murphy, K McCaffery, KJ McCaffery, L Gething, Linda Sharp, Lisa A McSherry, M Byrne, M Pitts, M Schiffman, Medical Research Council, N Jain, National Cancer Screening Service, National Immunisation Office Ireland, NM Askelson, P Craig, P Naucler, R Anhang, S Franceschi, S Michie, Stephan U Dombrowski, TC Wright, WHO IARC, Z Philips   +53 more
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Attitudes and practices regarding infection control during root canal treatment among dental practitioners in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

Saudi Endodontic Journal, 2021
Introduction: The aseptic measures regarding infection control during root canal treatment are very important. The aim of this study is to assess the attitudes and practices regarding infection control during root canal treatment among dental ...
Riyadh Alroomy
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Post-COVID Reflections from a General Dental Practice Perspective

Nigerian Dental Journal, 2023
OVID-19 took the world by a storm, private dental practitioners inclusive.  This perspective paper briefly highlights the challenges faced by private dental practitioners in Nigeria while the pandemic lasted.
Afolabi Ogunderu , O. Ogunderu
doaj   +1 more source

Performing an aseptic technique in a community setting : fact or fiction? [PDF]

, 2010
Background - Maintaining the principles of asepsis when performing wound care and other invasive procedures is one of the fundamental approaches of preventing healthcare-acquired infection. Such an approach has been advocated for community practitioners.
Collins, Joan, Unsworth, John
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Molar band re-use and decontamination: a survey of specialists [PDF]

, 2006
Objective: To determine the pattern of use and re-use of orthodontic molar bands, and examine infection control measures in a sample of UK orthodontists. Design: Questionnaire survey.
Benson, P.E., Dowsing, P.
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Clean Cut (adaptive, multimodal surgical infection prevention programme) for low‐resource settings: a prospective quality improvement study

BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020
Clean Cut is a multimodal, adaptive, checklist‐based infection prevention programme designed to improve compliance with six critical perioperative infection prevention practices. After introducing the programme at five hospitals in Ethiopia, compliance with critical infection prevention standards significantly improved and the relative risk of ...
J. A. Forrester, N. Starr, T. Negussie, D. Schaps, M. Adem, S. Alemu, D. Amenu, N. Gebeyehu, T. Habteyohannes, F. Jiru, A. Tesfaye, E. Wayessa, R. Chen, A. Trickey, S. Bitew, A. Bekele, T. G. Weiser   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Better than nothing? Patient-delivered partner therapy and partner notification for chlamydia: the views of Australian general practitioners [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND Genital chlamydia is the most commonly notified sexually transmissible infection (STI) in Australia and worldwide and can have serious reproductive health outcomes.
Bowden, Francis, Chen, Marcus Y, Fairley, Christopher K, Hocking, Jane S, Hopkins, Carol A, Parker, Rhian M, Pavlin, Natasha L, Piggin, Anna K, Pitts, Marian K, Russell, Darren B, Temple-Smith, Meredith J, Tomnay, Jane E   +11 more
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Learning about patient safety: organisational context and culture in the education of health care professionals [PDF]

, 2010
Objectives This study investigated the formal and informal ways pre-registration students from medicine, nursing, physiotherapy and pharmacy learn about keeping patients safe.
Ashcroft, Darren, Howe, Amanda, Pearson, Pauline, Sheikh, Aziz, Smith, Pam, Steven, Alison   +5 more
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A cross sectional study of water quality from dental unit water lines in dental practices in the West of Scotland [PDF]

, 2002
OBJECTIVE: To determine the microbiological quality of water from dental units in a general practice setting and current practice for disinfection of units. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study of the water quality from 40 dental units in 39 general practices
A Gross, A J Smith, A McMillan, C Paszko-Kovla, CL Pankhurst, CL Pankhurst, GC Blake, HN Williams, HN Williams, J Hood, JT Walker, L McCormick, MV Martin, R Stansfield, RC Scheid, RC Scheid, RLS Whitehouse, RM Atlas, S McHugh, SJ Challacombe   +19 more
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