Are you the infection control agent in your practice? |
173 total votes |
|
| 28% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 72% |
| b. No |
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If you are not the infection control agent, who is the infection control agent in your practice? |
115 total votes |
|
| 43% |
| a. Dental assistant |
|
| 3% |
| b. Practice manager |
|
| 7% |
| c. Dentist |
|
| 10% |
| d. Other hygienist |
|
| 37% |
| e. No designated agent |
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Do you use an internal processing indicator in each sterilization bag? |
140 total votes |
|
| 52% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 48% |
| b. No |
|
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What is your usual routine? |
141 total votes |
|
| 54% |
| a. Wipe with disinfectant |
|
| 1% |
| b. Spay with disinfectant |
|
| 24% |
| c. Spray and wipe with disinfectant |
|
| 21% |
| d. Spray, wipe and spray again |
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Are you a member of OSAP (Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures)? |
140 total votes |
|
| 6% |
| a. Yes, current member |
|
| 32% |
| b. Never been a member |
|
| 4% |
| c. Member in the past |
|
| 59% |
| d. Never heard of it |
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On average, how much do you think infection control procedures (e.g., gloves, masks, gowns, disinfectants and instrument sterilization) cost per hygiene patient visit? |
139 total votes |
|
| 43% |
| a. Less than $6 |
|
| 40% |
| b. $6 - $10 |
|
| 12% |
| c. $11 - $15 |
|
| 3% |
| d. $16 - $20 |
|
| 2% |
| e. More than $20 |
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How much time do you spend performing infection control procedures (including instrument recycling and environmental asepsis) per hygiene patient visit? |
139 total votes |
|
| 1% |
| a. Less than a minute |
|
| 43% |
| b. Two to four minutes |
|
| 42% |
| c. Five to six minutes |
|
| 9% |
| d. Seven to eight minutes |
|
| 5% |
| e. More than eight minutes |
|
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What would you rate compliance with infection control procedures for your practice? |
138 total votes |
|
| 24% |
| a. Excellent |
|
| 57% |
| b. Very good |
|
| 17% |
| c. OK |
|
| 1% |
| d. Adequate |
|
| 1% |
| e. Poor |
|
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What would you rate your personal compliance with infection control procedures? |
138 total votes |
|
| 43% |
| a. Excellent |
|
| 54% |
| b. Very good |
|
| 4% |
| c. OK |
|
| 0% |
| d. Adequate |
|
| 0% |
| e. Poor |
|
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What limits compliance with infection control procedures in your practice? |
128 total votes |
|
| 61% |
| a. Time limitations |
|
| 5% |
| b. Material availability |
|
| 3% |
| c. Cost |
|
| 14% |
| d. Inadequate training |
|
| 16% |
| e. Lack of management support |
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Has your practice ever been inspected by OSHA? |
139 total votes |
|
| 6% |
| a. Yes, once |
|
| 6% |
| b. Yes, more than once |
|
| 88% |
| c. No |
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Have you ever reported a dental practice to a regulatory agency concerning a possible infection control infraction? |
138 total votes |
|
| 3% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 97% |
| b. No |
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Do patients ask you about the infection control procedures? |
140 total votes |
|
| 54% |
| a. Yes, several times a month |
|
| 11% |
| b. Yes, once a week |
|
| 3% |
| c. Yes, more than once a week |
|
| 1% |
| d. Yes, almost daily |
|
| 31% |
| e. No, a patient has never asked |
|
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Do you explain infection control procedures to your patients? |
140 total votes |
|
| 64% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 36% |
| b. No |
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