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de, B., Murata, V. (2020). Asociación entre la percepción acerca de la amalgama y la práctica del uso de barreras de bioseguridad durante su eliminación por parte de los odontólogos de Lima - Perú [Tesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)]. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/653988
de, B., Murata, V. Asociación entre la percepción acerca de la amalgama y la práctica del uso de barreras de bioseguridad durante su eliminación por parte de los odontólogos de Lima - Perú [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC); 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/653988
@misc{renati/393032,
title = "Asociación entre la percepción acerca de la amalgama y la práctica del uso de barreras de bioseguridad durante su eliminación por parte de los odontólogos de Lima - Perú",
author = "Murata Yamamoto, Viviana Hiromi",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)",
year = "2020"
}
Objective: To determine the association between amalgam perception and the use of biosafety barriers when removing such material by odontologists from Lima-Peru. Materials and methods: The sample was composed of 196 general dentists and/or specialists from the Dental College of Peru and from a University Health Center. Amalgam perception and the use of biosafety barriers were tested through a survey which consisted of 12 questions, and whose reliability was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha giving a value of 0.94. In addition, the Chi-square and Fisher´s exact tests were used to associate these variables. The significance level was set as p< 0.05. Results: Regarding amalgam perception, a total of 41.84 percent of dentists declared it to be safe; while 58.16 percent of them declared it to be unsafe. However, statistically significant differences were found only in the association of air- conditioning filter change and the amalgam safety perception variable (p=0.038). Conclusions: No association was found between amalgam perception and the use of biosafety barriers when removing it. Furthermore, only 1.02 percent of the respondents were carrying out regular monitoring of mercury. Consequently, emphasis is placed on the need of implementing academic courses about amalgam toxicity and biosafety barrier methods during its manipulation.
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