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Therefore, improving their knowledge and practices would contribute significantly to infection control. <jats:italic>Objective<\/jats:italic>. To ascertain the level of understanding of senior dental students regarding the infection control in the dental practice. <jats:italic>Methods<\/jats:italic>. A cross\u2010sectional study was conducted among dental students (3rd year and 4th year) of the Foundation University Dental College, Pakistan. The sample consisted of 100 third year dental students and 88 fourth year students. A self\u2010administrated questionnaire was used for data collection which consisted of fourteen close\u2010ended items. Frequencies of knowledge, attitudes, and practice were calculated separately by using SPSS 21.0 software. <jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>. Almost half of the students would not use any antiseptic for sterilizing their hands, and only two\u2010third would ask their patient to use an oral mouth rinse before starting the treatment. Many students did not the optimal temperature of the autoclave for sterilization of the instruments. Only one\u2010third would wear the personal protective equipment during a procedure. Around one\u2010third of the study participants reported that ineffective sterilization during clinical practice can transmit infection from one patient to another. <jats:italic>Conclusion<\/jats:italic>. Knowledge on infection control among the dental students is though weak, practices are not as per standards but attitudes are positive and encouraging for taking steps and complying with measures on infection control.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/2020\/3413087","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,1]],"date-time":"2020-06-01T23:31:21Z","timestamp":1591054281000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["What Do the Dental Students Know about Infection Control? 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