Steer a ship knowing the destination”- a survey to assess the knowledge & attitudes of dental personnel towards biomedical waste management in Godavari districts of Andhrapradesh, India

Stern public health effects and a notable influence on the environment may be seen due to Indecorous and scanty handling of biomedical waste. A number of bio-medical waste materials generated by the dental set up are problematic, which includes, scrap amalgam, photochemical waste (developer and fixer), lead foil from traditional X-ray packets, blood-soaked materials, human tissue, and disinfectant solutions. If the hazardous and non hazardous wastes are mixed, the entire mixture must be consider and should be treated as hazardous waste. With indigent waste management, there may be a peril risk of nosocomial infections, and the unprofessional waste management can steer to spread of antibiotic resistance too. The dental fraternity in many countries is not following the ideal bio-medical waste execution diligently, hence this survey aimed at the knowledge of the dental personnel towards the biomedical waste and its secured disposal ways in Godavari districts of Andhrapradesh, India.