title: Utilisation of personal protective equipment in dental practice.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate personal protective equipment such as gloves, mask and protective eye wear used in dental practice in Turkey.
  
  
  METHODS
  An e-mail based self-report questionnaire was sent to dentists during 2002.
  
  
  METHODS
  Dentists in Turkey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  574 dentists aged 22-69 years responded. Thirty-six questionnaires were not included in the results. The results of the present study indicate that a high proportion of younger dentist respondents are using personal protective equipment in accordance with guidelines. More dentists use personal protective equipment for high-risk patients. The percentage of dentists using protective eyewear was low considering the general recommendations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study indicated that gloves and masks are used by a high proportion of the respondents. Further education may be appropriate in protective eyewear.
authors.affiliation: Cumhuriyet University, Dental School, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sivas, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oztürk
authors.forename: Ilker
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ozeç
authors.forename: Erdem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kiliç
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005135:Eye Protective Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005932:Gloves, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D019552:Infection Control, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D008397:Masks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey