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http://dx.doi.org/10.17135/jdhs.2014.14.3.397

A Study on the Practice for Infection Prevention of Dental Clinic Worker  

Kim, Seo-Yune (Department of Dental Hygiene, Songwon University)
Lee, Jae-Ra (Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Chosun University)
Han, Ok-Sung (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University)
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Journal of dental hygiene science / v.14, no.3, 2014 , pp. 397-404 More about this Journal
Abstract
This survey was conducted between January 15, 2014 and February 25, 2014 to investigate the practice for infection prevention among dental hygienists. Data were obtained from 294 dental clinic worker who worked in dental hospital (clinics) of Gwangju and Chonnam. At the conclusion of this investigation, according to the conclusion of this investigation, the necessity of infection control education for dental hygienists and washing their gowns after caring infected patients affected the practice for infection prevention. They also well practiced the infection prevention working in dental hospital. To prevent infection in dental clinic, it is necessary to provide the continuing education programs for dental infection control to dental clinic worker.
Keywords
Dental clinic worker; Infection; Infection prevention;
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