Level of knowledge about stomatological waste management

Abstract

A descriptive cross - sectional study was carried out to determine the level of knowledge about the management of Stomatology waste in the technical and professional staff of the "Julio Antonio Mella" Clinic in Guantanamo province. The universe was constituted by 26 companions who showed willingness to fill out the questionnaire. Knowledge about waste management in stomatology was analyzed: (knowledge about classification of waste for segregation, stages of waste management, waste in trash for community collection, what to do in case of mercury spill, Management Plan and general assessment of knowledge). An exhaustive bibliographical review on the subject was carried out with universal and national literatures. The primary data were obtained from a survey sheet prepared by the authors. Only 23.1% of the respondents showed a sufficient level of knowledge and 76.9% had an insufficient level of knowledge.