Abstract:

INTRODUCTION: The audial environment of learning-teaching activities at a dental college is identified by high noise levels in relation to other teaching areas, due to the overemphasised noise produced by the use of dental equipment by many users at the same time. Occupational noise is inescapable produced from dental equipment, building facilities, and human voices in the dental environment. AIM: To assess the knowledge,attitude and practice towards dental environment noise among dental students. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A self administered survey was conducted and circulated by platform ‘google forms to 100 participants and results were analysed using the statistical software SPSS Software version 23 and results were represented using pie charts (p<0.05). The questionnaire was given approval by scientific review code, Saveetha dental college, chennai RESULTS: Out 100 of the participants, male (44%) and female (56%). About the majority of 77% were aware about the high levels of noise in dentistry and 23% weren’t. CONCLUSION: Dental students were aware about the sound levels and we conveyed them to use earplugs or sound less equipment in the clinic.  

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