Kontaminasi Aerosol dan Splatter dalam Praktek Dokter Gigi pada Pandemi COVID-19

Background : Aerosol, droplet and splatter are produced during dental
procedures. Recent study found that COVID-19 virus RNA stays in air
samples within aerosols for up to 3 hours, 16 hours in another study. This
research aims to find out whether there is aerosols and splatter contamination
on dentist and they working environment after dental treatment procedure
using blacklight visualization. Methods : This research design is descriptiveanalytic with observational method conducted in UMY Dental Hospital. This
study samples are 80 dental procedures. Because of COVID-19 outbreak,
there is a drastic reduction of dental patients therefore inclusion criteria of the
samples were all dental procedure performed by participant. Results :
Contamination found on participant face shield are in inner corner of the eye
(62,9%). Thorax (8%), abdomen (8%), right upper extremity (8%), left upper
extremity (1%), right lower extremity (1%), left lower extremity (1%).
Contamination on non surgical gown A (24%), B (35%), C (13%), D (0%),
dentist chair (0%), separator (35%), handpiece (66%), saliva ejector (90%),
three way syringe (60%), bowl rinse (100%), dental chair (5%), tray (51%),
dental light (60%), foot control (19%), cuspidor unit (35%). The highest
contamination on face is in right inner corner, chest, abdomen, right upper
extremity, medical gown on left and right sleeves, dental unit on rinse bowl.
Conclusion : Dentist have potential risk exposed on the face to COVID-19
based on aerosol and splatter contamination.