Standard precautions integrate and expand the elements of universal precautions into a standard of care designed to protect health care professionals and patients from pathogens that can be spread by blood or any other body fluid, excretion, or secretion.
Aims & Objectives: This survey aimed to evaluate current knowledge on existence of CIC protocols, procedures and guidelines amongst the fresh graduates working as interns in the dental training institutes of Lahore.
Methodology: A self-administered questionnaire was used to obtain data regarding awareness on presence of cross infection control protocol.
Results: Results observed lapses in the awareness on cross infection control protocols. Conclusion: The current study indicated the low levels of knowledge on infection control protocols
Key words: infection control, dentistry, workplace injuries, dental settings
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