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THE DENTISTS HEALTH: OCCUPATIONAL RISKS IN DENTISTRY AND ITS CONTROL MEASURES - A Review
Authors Name:
Thejeswar EP
, N.P.Muralidharan
Unique Id:
IJSDR2002041
Published In:
Volume 5 Issue 2, February-2020
Abstract:
The aim of this study is to identify various occupational risks involved in the field of dentistry. Dental professionals are exposed to a number of microorganism. These include exposure to infections including cytomegalovirus, Hepatitis B virus, herpes simple virus type 1 and 2, HIV Virus, staphylococci, streptococci as well as many virus and bacteria. Thus this review shows the causes, mode of transmission, diagnosis and prevention of infections in dentistry. Many infectious agents may be present in blood or saliva, as a consequence of bacteremia and viremia associated with systemic infections. A set of infection - control stratergies should reduce the risk of transmission of infection diseases caused by blood borne pathogen such as HIV and HBV. Occupational risks remain a main concern, thus proper vaccination must be administrated. The reason of the review is to identify all situations or events that could affect the safety of workers in the dental profession and to safeguard them from these potential in
Keywords:
Occupational hazards, Microorganisms, HBV, HIV
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"THE DENTISTS HEALTH: OCCUPATIONAL RISKS IN DENTISTRY AND ITS CONTROL MEASURES - A Review", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.5, Issue 2, page no.246 - 250, February-2020, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2002041.pdf
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Published Paper ID: IJSDR2002041
Registration ID:191319
Published In: Volume 5 Issue 2, February-2020
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Page No: 246 - 250
Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org
ISSN Number: 2455-2631
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