Infection Control Measures in Private Dental Clinics in Lebanon

Table 4

Adherence to some selected infection control practices by Lebanese private dentists according to sociodemographic variables and work experience (2015). significant differences within each sociodemographic and professional group using the Chi-square test.

	Hand washing	Gloves	Masks	Protective eyewear	Disposable gowns for surgery	HBV vaccination	Use of puncture resistant sharp-container	Instrument immersion before cleaning
Gender
Female	88.8%	91.5%	86.6%	52.2%	37.2%	90.1%	68.3%	79.1%
Male	91.3%	93.4%	91.2%	37.0%	33.3%	90.8%	64.6%	56.2%
p value	0.414	0.204	0.182	0.006	0.037	0.446	0.446	0.000
Type of practice
General practitioner	89.0%	91.8%	89.1%	45.9%	35.9%	88.6%	67.1%	58.9%
Specialist	92.5%	93.7%	90.0%	46.5%	33.6%	93.2%	66.2%	73.6%
p value	0.245	0.632	0.145	0.499	0.546	0.280	0.860	0.005
Region of practice
Beirut	90.9%	93.3%	96.6%	54.0%	40.0%	96.6%	69.3%	69.9%
Beqaa	77.1%	94.6%	86.5%	37.8%	32.4%	77.8%	63.9%	54.5%
Mount Lebanon	95.8%	96.4%	91.5%	44.8%	36.8%	89.2%	70.6%	64.4%
South Lebanon and Nabatieh	85.7%	87.5%	81.6%	40.8%	30.4%	95.8%	68.8%	66.7%
North Lebanon	84.3%	82.4%	80.0%	48.0%	27.7%	90.2%	48.0%	64.6%
p value	0.003	0.019	0.039	0.452	0.210	0.010	0.052	0.660
Years of experience
≤5	88.2%	93.6%	93.6%	49.4%	33.3%	93.5%	78.2%	86.6%
6–10	80.0%	91.4%	81.4%	35.7%	30.3%	92.9%	58.0%	64.6%
11–15	95.9%	90.5%	87.8%	31.1%	33.3%	91.9%	67.6%	62.0%
16–20	94.9%	94.9%	88.5%	47.4%	38.9%	88.6%	64.9%	61.8%
>20	90.3%	91.2%	92.3%	60.4%	35.4%	86.8%	61.8%	52.7%
p value	0.011	0.791	0.024	0.041	0.296	0.490	0.092	0.001