Waste diagnosis in public dental facilities in Recôncavo Baiano county: contributions to integrated waste management / Diagnóstico de resíduos em instalações dentárias públicas em um município do Recôncavo Baiano: contribuições para o gerenciamento integrado de resíduos
Teixeira, Ana Conceição de Oliveira Cravo; Borges-Paluch, Larissa Rolim; Jacobi, Cláudia Cecília Blaszkowski de.
Mundo saúde (Impr.)
; 41(4): 682-691, 2017. ilus, tab
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Health Care Service Waste (HSW) plays an important role in public health due to its intrinsic hazards, the presence ofpathogenic organisms, and the heterogeneity of its composition. Since the incorrect disposal of HSW can cause seriousdamage to society and to the environment, waste management should be implemented from the moment residues aregenerated until their final disposal. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the management process of dental wastein Family Health Units (FHUs) of a city in Recôncavo Baiano county in Bahia, Brazil. Data collection was performed bymeans of direct observation, pictures and written descriptions of the management process, and included a structuredquestionnaire answered by the dentists working in the units. Our results show that the FHUs analyzed in this study didnot comply with the prescribed legal standards when dealing with dental waste. Thus, a Health Care Service WasteManaging Program needs to be implemented
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