Safe practices of biomedical and dental waste management amongst practicing dental professionals amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
BACKGROUND: Biomedical waste can potentially compromise the environment and public safety if not safely disposed. OBJECTIVE: The aim was to assess the understanding and safe practices of biomedical and dental waste amongst the dental practitioners and practical year students amid the COVID-19 pandem...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 71; no. 4; pp. 851 - 859 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2022
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