Date of Award
Spring 1982
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Dental Hygiene
Program/Concentration
Dental Hygiene
Committee Director
Michele L. Darby
Committee Member
Pamela Parker
Committee Member
Deanne S. Allen
Call Number for Print
Special Collections LD4331.D46 G7
Abstract
The purpose of this survey was to assess the aseptic techniques currently used in 197 accredited dental hygiene programs in the United States. A self-designed, 51-item questionnaire examined the aseptic techniques used in: (1) preparation of the dental hygiene clinic and unit, (2) instrument preparation, (3) preparation of the student practitioner, (4) preparation of the patient, (5) preparation of radiographic equipment, and (6) treatment of the hepatitis patient.
The questionnaire and a letter of transmittal were mailed to the clinical supervisor of each accredited dental hygiene program. Data were obtained from 173 returned questionnaires and analyzed via modal and percentage responses for each item.
Data analysis suggests that dental hygiene programs are following some of the recommended aseptic procedures; however, in several areas of asepsis, discrepancies exist between what is recommended and what is being practiced.
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DOI
10.25777/qwhg-yd86
Recommended Citation
Greenlee, Jan S..
"Aseptic Techniques Currently Used in Dental Hygiene Clinics Within Accredited Dental Hygiene Programs"
(1982). Master of Science (MS), Thesis, Dental Hygiene, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/qwhg-yd86
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