Occupational Hepatitis B Exposure: A Peek into Indian Dental Students’ Knowledge, Opinion, and Preventive Practices

Table 1

Knowledge of the students regarding Hepatitis B.

Sr. number	Questions	Response	(%)
1	Can Hepatitis B be transmitted while performing dental procedures?	Yes	178 (82.4%)
		No	26 (12%)
		Do not know	12 (5.6%)
2	Can Hepatitis B contaminate the body by means of saliva?	Yes	176 (81.5%)
		No	32 (14.8%)
		Do not know	8 (3.7%)
3	Is Hepatitis B a RNA virus?	Yes	187 (86.6%)
		No	18 (8.3%)
		Do not know	11 (5.1%)
4	Is the incubation period of Hepatitis B about 50–80 days?	Yes	173 (80.1%)
		No	30 (13.9%)
		Do not know	13 (6.0%)
5	Is Hepatitis B active and live vaccine?	Yes	177 (81.9%)
		No	22 (10.2%)
		Do not know	17 (7.9%)