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Published in French in Tropical Dental Journal Volume 27 - September 2004 pages 20-24
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Authors : C.M.M. LO, D. CISSE, D. FAYE, A.W. KANE - Senegal
Pour évaluer l’hygiène dans les cabinets dentaires de Dakar, les auteurs ont interrogé 64 chirurgiens dentistes exerçant dans les secteurs public, privé et parapublic. Des 62 praticiens qui ont complété leur questionnaire, il est apparu que le poupinel (stérilisateur à chaleur sèche) était 5 fois plus utilisé que l’autoclave (stérilisateur à chaleur humide) ; presque, tous les praticiens disaient respecter la chaîne de stérilisation et que 66 % d’entre eux disaient porter des gants, masque et lunettes lors des interventions. Malgré l’espoir que peuvent susciter ces résultats, cette étude reste relativement limitée, car elle n’aborde que certains aspects de l’asepsie et de l’antisepsie au cabinet dentaire qui demandent une application rigoureuse auprès d’un personnel qui a besoin d’être mieux formé.
To evaluate hygiene in dental offices in Dakar, the authors questioned 64 public, private and semi-private dentists. From 62 practitioners who completed their questionnaire, it appeared that the dry-heated sterilizer (poupinel) was 5 times more used than the autoclave ; The almost practitioners sayed respecting the sterilisation process and 66% of them said wearing gloves, masks and glasses during interventions. In spite of the hope these results give, this study is limited because it doesn’t take into account many aspects of asepsis and antisepsis in dental office which require a rigorous application next to a personal who needs to be better trained.
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