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Biomedical waste management practice in dentistry

Biomedical Waste Management practice in Dentistry is an important issue. Therefore, it is of interest to document awareness on such issues among clinical practitioners, academicians and students. A survey was completed using a questionnaire from 355 dentists consisting of 201 students, 39 academicia...

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Autores principales: Subramanian, Aravind Kumar, Nivethigaa, B, Srirengalakshmi, M, Varghese, Remmiya Mary, Navaneethan, R, Babu, Harish
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Biomedical Informatics 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8573458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34803273
http://dx.doi.org/10.6026/97320630016958
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Sumario:Biomedical Waste Management practice in Dentistry is an important issue. Therefore, it is of interest to document awareness on such issues among clinical practitioners, academicians and students. A survey was completed using a questionnaire from 355 dentists consisting of 201 students, 39 academicians and 115 clinicians in India. Analysis of the survey data shows that majority of students, practitioners, and academicians are aware of laws binding with such issues. However, the Biomedical Waste Management practice among them is not satisfactory. Therefore, education on such issues among clinical practitioners, academicians and students is critical in this part of the globe.