Open AccessKnowledge, attitude, and practice of hand hygiene among dentists practicing in Bangalore city - A cross-sectional survey
Author(s) -
Sachin Naik,
Sanjeev Khanagar,
Amit Kumar,
Sunil Vadavadagi,
Hombesh Mayakonda Neelakantappa,
Sujith Ramachandra
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0762.142013
Subject(s) - hygiene , medicine , guideline , family medicine , dentistry , cross sectional study , infection control , hand washing , environmental health , hand sanitizer , surgery , pathology
Hand hygiene in dental practice is one of the most important parts of the infection control process to reduce the risk of transmitting microorganisms from provider to patient. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Hand Hygiene (HH) guidelines were published more than 5 years ago. The extent to which dental practitioners are aware of it and the extent to which alcohol-based hand sanitizers are used by dental practitioners are unknown.