Conceptions of a dentistry team from the primary health care about standard precautions

• Published in: Revista eletrônica de enfermagem órgão da Faculdade de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Goiás Vol. 18
• Main Authors: Ana Paula Mhirdaui Sanches, Michely Aparecida Cardoso Maroldi, Darlyani Mariano da Silva, Camila Eugenia Roseira, Isis Pienta Batista Dias Passos, Rosely Moralez de Figueiredo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal de Goias 01-11-2016
• Subjects: Atenção Primária à Saúde; Exposição a Agentes Biológicos; Odontologia; Riscos Ocupacionais
• DOI: 10.5216/ree.v18.39960
• EISSN: 1518-1944

The objective was to identify the conception of a dentistry team from the Primary Health Care (PHC) about standard precautions (SPs), obstacles to use SPs and, safety at the workplace. A descriptive-exploratory study with a quantitative approach conducted with 70.27% of the PHC dentistry team from a city in São Paulo state. We used Scales of Psychosocial and Organizational Factors that Influence Adherence to Standard Precautions. The scale domains obtained intermediate scores, and the overall value of the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was acceptable. In the domain “Safety Climate” professionals highlighted fragilities related to occupational risks, they consider the accumulation of activities and the lack of time to overcome obstacles to adhere to SPs; they also recognized the importance of continuing education about this theme. We concluded that this reality compromises clinical practice and safety for professionals and users, and there is a need to broaden discussions about biosafety during training and at the workplace.