Occupational hazards among dental hygienists: Risk level assessment of scaling work.
Int J Dent Hyg
; 21(3): 505-513, 2023 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study aimed to classify occupational hazards of ultrasonic scaling by factor and to identify the distribution of occupational risk levels of the study participants according to occupational hazards. In addition, the relationship between the general characteristics of dental hygienists and the occupational risk level of scaling was investigated.METHODS:
This study was conducted on 237 dental hygienists. Exposure frequency and the degree of work loss were investigated on a five-point scale for each of the 15 occupational hazards of scaling.RESULTS:
Among occupational hazards, the proportion of high-risk individuals for biological hazards (32.9%) was the highest. Dental clinics (33.6%) were found to have a higher proportion of high-risk individuals than dental hospitals (16.5%) (p < 0.05). The proportion of high-risk individuals was higher in the absence of an infection control coordinator (33.9%) (p < 0.05) and infection control education in the preceding 2 years (28.6%) (p < 0.05).CONCLUSION:
To create a safe dental work environment, appropriate measures according to the risk level and measurement of occupational risk should be discussed.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Raspado Dental
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Higienistas Dentales
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Dent Hyg
Asunto de la revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
Año:
2023
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Article