Standard precautionary measures adopted in a clinical school of graduation in Dentistry

• Autor(a) principal: Trezena, Samuel
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Silva Sarmento, Thayna, Stéfany Rodrigues Cruz, Bárbara, Barbosa Mendes, Paula, Soares Figueiredo Santos, Aline, de Melo Costa, Simone, de Quadros Coelho Pinto, Mânia
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: HU Revista (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/hurevista/article/view/27328
• topic: Containment of Biohazards; Education, Dental; Infection Control; Contenção de Riscos Biológicos; Educação em Odontologia; Controle de Infecção

Introduction: Standard precautions (SP) are prevention standards that should be used to assist all patients. SP are used regardless of previous serological diagnosis of the patients. Among the SP we have simple measures such as hand washing, proper use of all personal protective equipment (PPE) and immunization. Objective: To verify standard precautionary actions in biosafety carried out by teachers and students in clinical school. Material and Methods: Research with descriptive cross-sectional design. The data were collected through two questionnaires. The questionnaire was applied to 21 coordinating teachers of the clinical disciplines from the 3rd to the 9th graduation period in dentistry and another for 7 students, the leader of these classes. A statistical analysis was done through the IBM SPSS version 22.0 program. Results: The majority of respondents were female. All students and 95.2% of teachers routinely use all PPE. Of the teachers, 52.4% and 14.3% of the academics already suffered the accident with sharps. All the teachers and most of the students know the procedures in which they are submitted to accidents with the blood disease. Most interviewees reported on the biosafety protocol and criteria for cross-infection control. Conclusion: Most of the respondents reported knowing biosafety standards. However they still feel the need to improve on the subject investigated. It is relevant to stimulate the revision of protocols for infection control in Higher Education Institutions in Dentistry.