Volume 24, Issue 106, November - December, 2020

The disposal of biomedical waste by the dental health professionals in Riyadh: Impact on current practice

Shahzeb Hasan Ansari^1♦, Nasser Abdullah Al Neemi², Saud Al Jadaan², Fahad Khaled Alsenan², Fayez Saad Aldawsari², Faisal Khalid Saleh²

¹Lecturer, Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh 11681, Saudi Arabia; Email: shahzebhasan@riyadh.edu.sa
²Dental Intern, College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh 11681, Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
Lecturer, Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh 11681, Saudi Arabia; Email: shahzebhasan@riyadh.edu.sa

ABSTRACT

Health care services generate tons of biohazard waste each day with their quantity depending on the size of the organization. Each country regulates its waste disposal and they generally follow the protocols presented by Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). The aim of the research was to determine the knowledge and practice of Saudi dentists towards the management of biomedical waste and compare the findings on the basis of work experience and gender. The cross-sectional study design involved all Riyadh based Saudi dentists willing to participate in this study were requested to fill up the survey. A total of 315 male and female dentists filled the survey using the online link of Google forms. Consultants have shown better knowledge and attitude towards the biomedical waste disposal. From the study it can be summated that general dental practitioners showed poor knowledge and attitude towards biomedical waste disposal. Dental students should be trained in order to learn how to properly dispose the biomedical waste.

Keywords: Biomedical waste, Dental professionals, Biohazards, Knowledge, practice

Medical Science, 2020, 24(106), 4133-4138

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