Hand Hygiene in Dental Practice: Current Situation
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Consultant doctors’ hand hygiene: practice and perspectives
Introduction / objectives Hand hygiene is considered the cornerstone of infection prevention practice, but previous studies demonstrate one group of healthcare professionals, doctors, have not achieved good levels of compliance in comparison to other staff groups. The aim of the research was to examine consultant doctors’ practice and perspectives of hand hygiene and explore their perceptions a...
متن کاملMoving research knowledge into dental hygiene practice.
Dental hygiene, as an emerging profession, needs to increase the number of intervention studies that identify improvements in oral health outcomes for clients. Historically, dental hygiene studies have typically been atheoretical, but the use of theoretical frameworks to guide these studies will increase their meaningfulness. Rogers' theory of diffusion of innovations has been used to study res...
متن کاملKNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICE OF HAND HYGIENE AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS IN URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Background & Aims: Health care-associated infections (HCAIs) are a major patient safety concern, and consequently prevention should be a top priority for institutions. Hand hygiene is the most effective way to reduce nosocomial infections. Materials & Methods: 296 medical students in different wards of university hospitals in Urmia participated in this descriptive study. They completed a hand ...
متن کاملDental hygiene students' attitudes toward ethical dilemmas in practice.
This article reports the findings of a survey-based study conducted in 2006 to determine graduating dental hygiene students' attitudes toward ethical dilemmas in eight areas of practice: substandard care, overtreatment of patients, scope of practice, fraud, confidentiality, impaired professionals, sexual harassment, abuse, and health status. The findings, based on responses from 1,165 students ...
متن کاملTranscultural barriers and cultural competence in dental hygiene practice.
AIM The aim of this paper is to highlight the need to integrate cultural care into dental hygiene practice. BACKGROUND Culture can be better understood through the concepts, beliefs, and norms of the culturally diverse population of the United States. It is important to understand cultural perceptions of oral health in order to manage transcultural barriers that may arise during the utilizati...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Hygiena
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1802-6281,1803-1056
DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1242