Assessment of awareness regarding biomedical waste management among students and interns of dental institute

Introduction: In teaching institutes, most of the patients got treated by the students and the interns. They are the budding dentist of dental health-care profession. As these students and the interns work in direct contact with biomedical waste (BMW), they should have proper knowledge about its man...

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Published in:Indian journal of multidisciplinary dentistry 2017-07, Vol.7 (2)
Main Authors: Kahar, Anita, Arora, Amishi, Radke, Usha, Joshi, Jayashree
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automobile industry
Automobiles
Data processing
Dental health
Disease control
Education
Ethics
Hazards
Knowledge
Legislation
Medical wastes
Profession
Questionnaires
R&D
Research & development
Research centers
Risk management
Students
Teaching hospitals
Waste disposal
Waste management
Waste management industry
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Summary:Introduction: In teaching institutes, most of the patients got treated by the students and the interns. They are the budding dentist of dental health-care profession. As these students and the interns work in direct contact with biomedical waste (BMW), they should have proper knowledge about its management to avoid the associated risk. Aims and Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate BMW education/awareness, awareness of BMW generation, hazard, and legislation and its management practices among the final BDS students and interns of VSPM Dental College and Research Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. Methodology: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was designed. The study was approved by the Institutional Ethical Committee. The questionnaire was consisted of 19 close-ended questions and one open-ended question. It was distributed anonymously among BDS final year students and interns. The solved questionnaire was collected back after 10 min and the data were analyzed. Results and Conclusion: The present study showed that awareness regarding the BMW was good and awareness about its generation; hazards, legislation, and awareness about BMW practices were moderate to poor.
ISSN:2229-6360
2277-7113
DOI:10.4103/ijmd.ijmd_14_17