Articles Related to Dakar
Decontamination of Impressions: Knowledge and Attitudes of Dentists in The Dakar Region (Senegal).
Introduction: The prosthetic act must obey the rules of asepsis with a certain rigour for the decontamination of impressions to reduce the risk of cross-contamination. The objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of practitioners in the Dakar region (Senegal) regarding the decontamination of impressions.
Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive epidemiological survey of 150 dentists in the Dakar region.
Results: The sample consisted of 59,3% men and 40,7% women. Practitioners practising in private practice were 61,0% against 39% in public practice. The majority (83.3%) of dentists in the study had not received any continuing education on aseptic procedures in prosthetics and had a vague idea of the term "decontamination of impressions". Nevertheless, almost all practitioners (94,0%) systematically rinsed the impressions with water after disinsertion, 48.7% of practitioners decontaminated their impressions with a disinfectant. The most used decontamination methods were immersion at 70.3% followed by spraying at 17.1%. Sodium hypochlorite (63.9%) was the most used solution due to its effectiveness, simplicity of use and cost.
Conclusion: There is diversity in the attitude and knowledge of dentists. Disinfection protocols that are simple to implement and adapted to the impression materials should be put in place. Moreover, a rinsing as soon as the mouth is removed must be carried out, then a post-disinfection rinsing for a better dimensional stability of our impressions.
Study of the Factors Associated with the Treatment of Drinking Water in SemiUrban Areas of Dakar in Senegal
Home water treatment is considered an effective intervention in reducing the burden of waterborne diseases in developing countries. This study aims to study the factors associated with the appropriate treatment of water in the semi-urban area of Dakar in Senegal.
Clinical and Paraclinical Profile of Patients in First Nephrology Consultation at the Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital Center (ALD-UHC) About 542 Cases
Late recourse to nephrology consultation remains a topical issue which concerns both developed and developing countries such that a majority of the patients are seen to be at an advanced stage of chronic kidney diseases. The aim of this study is to
assess the clinical and paraclinical profile of patients referred for primary nephrological consultation.
Semiological Profile of Documented Apical Periodontitis: Case of the Clinic of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics (ODE) of the Department of Dentistry of Dakar
The prevalence of teeth carriers of periodontitis apical is universally high. Only the decontamination of the root canal
system through cleaning, it’s shaping and its waterproof filling can ensure the eradication of infection at the level of the peri apex.
The purpose of this prospective study was to establish the semiological profile of different types of periodontitis apical. The different
characteristics used are subjective signs reported by the patient about the pain but also the clinical and radiographic features of each
tooth with apical periodontitis.
Prevalence and Etiologic Factors of Non Carious Cervical Lesions among Prison’s Population in Dakar
Noncarious cervical lesions (NCCLs) are pathological processes characterized by the hard tissue dental loss at the cement–enamel junction (CEJ) independent of bacterial process. This tooth structure loss is routinely found and increasingly common in dentistry clinical practice. If the pathogenesis of the carious disease is known and it well codified treatment, it is not the same for non-carious pathology.