Recasting Disaster Recovery Strategy at Dental Workplace in Combating Crisis – A Questionnaire Study

• Main Authors: Venisha Pandita, Patthi Basavaraj, Ashish Singla, Ritu Gupta, Ravneet Kaur, Vaibhav Vashishtha, Monika Prasad, Jishnu Krishna Kumar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-04-01
• Series: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
• Subjects: dentists; disaster management; bioterrorism; practice; triage
• Online Access: https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7585/16097_CE[Ra]_F(Sh)_PF1(VSUAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf

Introduction: The number of reported natural and humanmade disasters continues to rise worldwide. Disasters occur every day somewhere in the world with dramatic impact on individuals, families and communities. Aim: This study was designed to measure the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding disaster management among academicians and practitioners in Ghaziabad city. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 487 dentists. A questionnaire (15 items) measuring knowledge, attitude and practice was distributed manually to the participating dentists and data was analysed using SPSS software, version 19.0 and student t-test was performed to assess the differences. Results: There was statistically significant relation between knowledge and attitude in relation to qualification degree, career prospective and years of experience (p <0.05). Conclusion: Dentists form an important part of the health care community and thus there is a need to harvest the services of wide distribution of dentists practicing in our country.