Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Προσθετική (Κλινικές Ειδικεύσεις)Βιβλιοθήκη Οδοντιατρικής
Author:
Lamprinoudi Angeliki
Supervisors info:
Φώφη Καμποσιώρα, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Οδοντιατρικής, Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας, ΕΚΠΑ
Νικήτας Συκαράς, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Οδοντιατρικής, Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας, ΕΚΠΑ
Γρηγόρης Πολυζώης, Καθηγητής και Διευθυντής, Τμήμα Οδοντιατρικής, Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Μελέτη με ερωτηματολόγιο του τρόπου απολύμανσης των αποτυπωμάτων και του επιπέδου συνεργασίας μεταξύ οδοντιάτρων και οδοντοτεχνιτών
Translated title:
Survey Report on the Method of Dental Impression Disinfection and Collaboration between Dentists and Dental Technicians
Summary:
Objective: Taking intraoral impressions is a part of daily dental routine. The disinfection of impressions is an essential procedure before sending them to dental technician. There are different methods of disinfection to prevent the transmission of diseases between dental office and dental laboratory. This report presents the evaluation of knowledge of disinfection and collaboration between private dentists and dental technicians.
Materials and Methods: Data was collected through two different questionnaires composed by descriptive and multiple choice questions, given to a random sample of 348 Dentists and 136 Dental Technicians, who work in the center of Athens, Greece. The statistical analysis was performed with the statistical software Stata 13.1 (Stata Corp., TX USA).
Results: 249 Dentists and 90 Dental Technicians participated in this research. The first part of questionnaires revealed that 61% of Dentists disinfect impressions in their dental office and the most popular procedure is combination of tab water and then disinfectant spay. 45.6% of Dental Technicians prefer to use disinfectant solution. The second part revealed that 75.6% of Dental Technicians claim to be informed about the presence of patients’ infectious disease, whereas 61.8% of Dentists warn Technicians about the presence of disease.
Discussion- Conclusion: Greek Dentists and Dental Technicians are highly aware of disinfection of dental impressions. However, there is lack of communication between the two professionals. It is necessary for the Hellenic Dental Association to create a common protocol about disinfection of dental impression materials to describe the best method of disinfection and communication.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Disinfection, Impressions, Questionnaire