1 NIDA IHSAN, 2 QURAT-UL-AIN SABIR, 3 HINA NADEEM, 4 IFRA AMJAD,
5 SAHRISH MUKHTAR, 6 ABBAD AHMED, 7 FARAH ASAD MANSURI

ABSTRACT

Objectives:The present study was undertaken to investigate the awareness of non qualified dental care providers about the spread of hepatitis B & C.

Methods: This is a cross sectional analytical study. Study was conducted at different dental clinics of Karachi from March 2007 to June 2007. Fifty roadside dental practitioners (quacks) were interviewed for assessment of their knowledge & practices.

Results: The hygienic measures used for the dental instruments were absolutely substandard. All the clinics showed casing sterilization equipments but the quacks neither knew the concept of sterilization nor were they aware of the desired temperature of the sterilization machines (like autoclave). Most of the quacks were unaware of the diseases like Hepatitis and AID's and their route to spread.

Keywords: Knowledge on Hepatitis B and C, non qualified dental practitioners.

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1-6 Students of Final Year MBBS Karachi Medical & Dental College
7 Community Health Sciences KMDC