Aim: To assess the sterilization and waste
management practice among the Paediatric dentists with
private clinics. Methodology: Survey was conducted
among the Paediatric dentists with private clinics in
India to be part of the assessment. The study tool was a
questionnaire consisting of 20 questions that was sent
through WhatsApp, E-mails and approached personally
and assessment was made on the foundation of answers
subjected to a set of questionnaires. Results: Most of the
dentists used Autoclave for sterilization and on the other
hand, developer and fixer solution were not recycled by
most of them hence failing both the patients and
environment by not adapting proper guidelines for
sterilization and waste management in day-to-day life.
However, most of the practioners were aware of its
significance and was willing to get a change. Conclusion:
To maintain innocuous practice of sterilization and
disinfection the discovered results deliver a need to
protect the environment in its maximum by bringing in
the smallest changes from our dental clinic which could
impact in a huge way
Keywords : BMW- Biomedical Waste.