Drawing Period: Entries will be accepted online starting on August 2, 2021, 12:00 am CST and ending April 1, 2022, 12:00 am CST.Ĥ. In addition, You agree to accept the decisions of School Mate® as final and binding as it relates to the content of this drawing.ģ. Agreement to Rules: By participating, the Contestant ("You") agree to be fully unconditionally bound by these rules, and You represent and warrant that You meet the eligibility requirements. The drawing is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Employees of School Mate®, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and suppliers, (collectively the "Employees"), and immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of Employees are not eligible to participate in the drawing. higher educational institutions who sign up at and who are 18 or older as of the date of entry. Eligibility: This drawing is open only to employees representing qualified U.S. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE THE CHANCES OF WINNING.ġ. We should look for a better way to increase student awareness and level of knowledge on this topic.ĭental education Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Needlestick injury Occupational health Occupational pathogens.įactor analysis of mixed data for categorical and quantitative variables: (A) graph of categories representing spatial relationship of variables in the context of the first and second informational dimensions (B) graph of variables demonstrating spatial relationship of both quantitative and categorical variables in the context of the first two informational dimensions (C) primary component analysis of quantitative variables (D) graph of individual students in regard to descriptive categorical information.NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Moreover, formal education in the current form has failed to significantly improve student competence and theoretical knowledge translates poorly into more conscientious injury reporting practice. In conclusion, DMS have low levels of knowledge on important occupational pathogens and poor NSI reporting practice.
Of all participants, 18.2% had sustained a NSI and the majority of them (78.95%) had never reported the injury. Moreover, students enrolled in the first year demonstrated significantly lower levels of knowledge in comparison with their older peers. The overall level of HBV- and HCV-related knowledge was poor, with the mean scores of 61.90% and 51.35%, respectively. In total, 206 students participated in the survey. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistical analysis, independent-samples t-test, proportion analyses, and combined factor analyses of categorical and quantitative variables in SPSS and R. Additional information was collected to examine the prevalence and reporting practice of NSI. The knowledge was assessed by our questionnaires based on the Centers for Disease Control general handouts. The aim of our study was to assess the level of knowledge on HBV and HCV, estimate needlestick injury (NSI) prevalence and reporting practice in DMS at the University of Zagreb, and analyze how enrolment in obligatory and supplemental courses affects knowledge and NSI reporting practice. Dental health care workers, particularly dental medicine students (DMS), are at an increased risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.