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Volume 3 Issue 2 (April - June, 2015)

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CONTRIBUTION OF ENDODONTIC FIELD IN CLEAN INDIA CAMPAIGN BY THE DENTISTS – SURVEY IN SRIGANGANAGAR DISTRICT, RAJASTHAN
Harsh Takkar, S. Arun Kumar, M. Sravan Kumar, Shilpa Takkar

Background: Disposal of harmful waste produced by dentists and clinics can pollute the environment. Dental biomedical waste disposal in the road side bins can infect the municipal waste collectors if they are not properly protected. Many hospitals have no infection control programs due to the lack of awareness of the problem or absence of properly trained personnel. Aim: The aim of our study was to evaluate the contribution of endodontic field in clean India campaign by the dentists. Materials and method:  the study was conducted with 100 dental practitioners in the distt., Sri Ganganagar, by way of a questionnaire about procedures related to the sterilization process in endodontic practice and implementation of biological waste disposal and cleanliness of dental offices.  Results: In this study we found most of dentists knew about the clean India campaign and they knew about the importance of sterilization, biomedical waste management. In spite of knowing all these methods, only 46% of dentists were using glass bead sterilizer to sterilize endodontic files, 56% of dentists were sterilizing the burs. 58% of dentists were disposing biomedical waste produced from the clinics according to biomedical waste disposal rules. Conclusion: This study indicated that there is a need for creating awareness among dentists regarding sterilization in endodontic practice and biomedical waste management and cleanliness of dental clinics and surroundings.
Keywords: Cleanliness, sterilization, waste disposal, bio-medical waste, endodontics

Corresponding Author: Dr. S. Arun Kumar, Post graduate student, Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Maharaja Ganga Singh Dental College and Research Centre, Sriganganagar, E mail: drarun325@gmail.com

This article may be cited as:   Takkar H, Kumar SA, Kumar MS, Takkar S. Contribution of Endodontic Field in Clean India Campaign by The Dentists – Survey in Sriganganagar District, Rajasthan. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2015;3(2):23-28.

 
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