en سلامت دهان و جامعه نگر Oral Health and Epidemiology پژوهشي Research <p> Dental professionals are predisposed to a number of occupational hazards. These include exposure<br>to infections (including Human Immunodeficiency Virus and viral hepatitis) percutaneous exposure<br>incidents, dental materials, radiation, and noise musculoskeletal disorders psychological problems<br>and dermatitis respiratory disorders and eye insults. Percutaneous exposure incidents remain a<br>main concern, as exposure to serious infectious agents is a virtual risk. Minimizing percutaneous<br>exposure incidents and their consequences should continue to be considered, including sound<br>infection control practices, continuing education, and hepatitis B vaccination. Basically, for any<br>infection control strategies, dentists should be aware of individual protective measures and<br>appropriate sterilization or other high-level disinfection utilities. Strained posture at work disturbs<br>the musculoskeletal alignment and leads to stooped spine. The stooped posture also involved<br>certain groups of muscles and joints. This may lead to diseases of the musculoskeletal system.<br>Continuous educating and appropriate intervention studies are needed to reduce the complication<br>of these hazards. So, it is important for dentists to remain constantly up-to-date about measures<br>on how to deal with newer strategies and dental materials, and implicates the need for special<br>medical care for this professional group.</p><hr><p></p><p> <strong>Source:</strong> Dental Research Journal</p><p><a href="http://www.drj.mui.ac.ir/index.php/drj/article/view/887" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff"> Full text</font></a></p> Dental staff, dentist, occupational disease 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-372&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Jamshid Ayatollahi 10031947532846001562 10031947532846001562 No Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Fatemeh Ayatollahi 10031947532846001563 10031947532846001563 No Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Ali Mellat Ardekani ali_mellat@ssu.ac.ir 10031947532846001564 10031947532846001564 Yes Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Rezvan Bahrololoomi 10031947532846001565 10031947532846001565 No Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Jahangir Ayatollahi 10031947532846001566 10031947532846001566 No Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Ali Ayatollahi 10031947532846001567 10031947532846001567 No Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Bagher Owlia 10031947532846001568 10031947532846001568 No Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran