Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study is to systematically prepare for the infection control process by minimizing infection and developing an infection control curriculum in clinical dental hospitals.
Methods: From July 1 to August 10, 2022, this study was conducted on 111 people from H University of Dentistry, S University of Dental Hygiene Department, and 56 third graders working at a dental hospital in Gwangju. To understand the general characteristics of the subjects, the mean and standard deviation were calculated, two independent samples were obtained for the difference in medical gloves exchange between dental hygiene students, and the correlation of infection control among dental hygiene clinical practice students, and infection control education The regression analysis of dental infection management was analyzed at the significance level of .05.
Result: For gender, the average and standard deviation were 1.846±.361, which was higher for female students. The average and standard deviation of age is 2.315±.774, and infection control education is 99 people (74.4%) and 12 people (9.0%) for “no”. In the COVID-19 vaccination, 98 people (73.3%) said “Yes” and 13 people said “No” (9.8%). Two independent samples t-test of differences in medical glove exchanges for dental hygienic students by gender showed that female students added medical glove exchanges. Medical glove exchange and dental equipment disinfection.252, disinfection of dental equipment and exchange of medical gloves showed the lowest correlation with .252, and the disinfection sterilization and infection control program of medical institutions showed a negative correlation with -.261. The correlation between the infection control program and medical waste is high.800. As a result of the statistical significance test in the regression analysis of infection control education and dental infection control, the F statistic is 2.233, the significance probability is .001, and dental equipment disinfection is significantly explained at the significance level of 0.05 (t=-3.392, p=.001), in addition, the surface disinfection of the equipment is significant at the significance level of .005, with a significant probability of .004 (t=2.922, p=.004), the total change is described as .199% (1.10%)
Conclusion: In order to increase awareness and practice of infection control in clinical practice by identifying the infection control system, performance, and level of infection control of dental institutions, schools should prepare, distribute, and manage infection control guidelines to clinical institutions, and systematically prepare and perform the infection control process.

Keywords: Dental clinic; Infection control; Dental hygiene student; Air infection; Facility management; Safety management