Assessment of Infection Control System at Dental Institutions in Georgia

Abstract

Permit conditions set by the legislation do not take into account dental activity: inspection of newly opened dental institutions is not envisaged. Mandatory monitoring carried out by the Ministry of Health during the Covid-19 pandemic revealed shortcomings of IPC in dental clinics of Georgia. KAP of medical staff of dental institutions on IC require improvement. Rate of refusal of patients (62.5%) to be treated in a clinic where infected patients are also treated indicates stigmatization towards the infected patients and distrust of the population to IC measures at the dental clinics