LUHS Dental Students’ Knowledge about Protection Methods and the COVID 19 Infected Patient’s Treatment Protocols in Prosthodontics
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Aim: to analyse and assess the knowledge about the COVID 19 dental treatment protocols between IVth and Vth course students with treatment protocols and protection methods. Objectives: 1. To evaluate the student's knowledge on Covid-19 infection control in a prosthodontics clinic.2. To access the student's knowledge about the possible transmission routes of covid-19 in prosthodontics clinics.3. To examine students' knowledge about the protection methods in prosthodontics.4. To examine statistically significant difference between 4th and 5th year students' knowledge during COVID-19. Methodology: This study is a cross-sectional questionnaire conducted to assess dental students' knowledge about protection methods and the COVID 19 infected patient's treatment protocols in prosthodontics at LUHS during the 2020-2021 study year Lithuanian University of Health Science (LUHS), Bioethics permission approval was obtained from the ethics committee of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU), Kaunas Nr. BEC – OF – 113.The confidentiality of research participants was guaranteed. The poll is anonymous, and all question forms filled anonymously. The data were analyzed using the statistical package (SPSS version 22). Statistical evaluation included Chi-squared tests for differences between 4th and 5th year odontology students' knowledge about the COVID 19 during this pandemic situation, Statistical significance was set at P< 0.05. Results: In this study, participants were 51.6% female and 48.4% male (p>0.05). Overall, 155 participants were enrolled in our study, 52.3% of 4th year and 47.7% of the 5th year odontology students. Statistically significant differences were not found in students' distribution by academic year (p>0.05). except Q20 p=0.31<0.05), significantly more correct answer for 5th year odontology students (42) than 4th year odontology students (27). Conclusion: 1. Almost half of the dental student had a good knowledge on Covid-19 infection control in a prosthodontics clinic. 2.Most of the international dental students showed an adequative level of attitude and knowledge toward the Universal Precaution, infection control and protection methods in prosthodontics at LSMU.4. No statistically significant difference between 4th and 5th year students in answering all the questions (p> 0.05), because correct answers 4th year odontology students 63.70% and correct answers 5th year odontology students 68.24%.
Tikslas: išanalizuoti ir įvertinti IV ir V kurso studentų žinias apie dantų gydymo COVID 19 protokolus su gydymo protokolais ir apsaugos metodais. Uždaviniai: 1. Įvertinti studento žinias apie Covid-19 infekcijos kontrolę protezavimo klinikoje.2. Susipažinti su studento žiniomis apie galimus covid-19 perdavimo būdus protezavimo klinikose. Ištirti studentų žinias apie protezavimo apsaugos metodus.4. Ištirti statistiškai reikšmingą 4 ir 5 kurso studentų žinių skirtumą COVID-19 metu.