Purpose: To assess the Knowledge and Attitude regarding Biomedical Waste Management among dental students and practitioners in a dental college in Chennai. Materials and Methods: This Cross Sectional study was carried out among 150 subjects including 50 interns, 50 post graduates, 50 practitioners in a dental college in Chennai. The self-administered questionnaire comprised of 10 knowledge based and 10 attitude based questions. Results: About 14(22.5%) interns, 28(50.9%) post graduates, 13(23.6%) practitioners answered correctly for the question related to regulation of safe transport of medical waste. Regarding question on disposal of waste sharps 17(43.6%) interns, 6(15.4%) post graduates and 16(41.1) practitioners answered correctly. Regarding the 10 aptitude based questions, all participants agreed that the biomedical waste should be segregated into different categories and should be sterilized before autoclaving. Conclusion: The attitude about biomedical waste management was positive among the interns, post graduates and practitioners, though the knowledge was comparatively low.
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