Occupational exposures occurring in students in a UK dental school<sup>1</sup>

Stewardson, Dominic; Palenik, Charles John; McHugh, Elizabeth; Burke, F. J. T.

doi:10.1034/j.1600-0579.2002.00253.x

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“…Similarly, reported that there is no significant relationship between the gender of people, the use or nonuse of gloves and daytime, and occupational exposure. However, in the current study, occupational exposure in males was slightly higher than that in females [20]. In addition, in the study conducted by Utomi (2006), no significant relationship was found between exposure level of students and their age group, and no significant relationship was reported between the level of exposure and gender [19].…”

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“…In a study conducted by Shaghaghian et al (2015), no significant relationship was found between the level of exposure and the demographic variables in dentistry students [21]. Stewardson et al (2004) also reported no significant relationship between age, gender, dominant hand, and time of day [22]. In another study conducted by Martins et al (2010), it was reported that occupational injuries were higher in female gender, older age, those consumed alcohol, single people, those who worked 8 h per day without resting, those who never used gloves, and those who always used the mask [17].…”

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“…The wards who experienced more occupational exposures were surgical and pediatric wards, which might be due to the aggressive nature of the surgical procedures and less cooperation among pediatric patients, leading to more occupational exposure of students. In similar studies, most of the occupational exposure of students occurred in surgical wards [20,21]. Finally, this research examined the relationship between occupational exposure and demographic characteristics of the samples.…”

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Investigating the Frequency of Occupational Exposure in Dentistry Students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in Southwest of Iran

Gilavand

Shooriabi

Malakootian

2018

Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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Objective: In spite of great developments in infection control during recent years, many problems are still seen at the level of faculties, private, and public hospitals. Therefore, this research was carried out to evaluate the frequency of occupational exposure in dentistry students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Southwest of Iran.Methods: This study was conducted using a descriptive and cross-sectional method in 2016. The population of the study included all the 124 dentistry students graduated from Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS), southwest of Iran, who started their clinical education. The data were collected through a researcher-developed questionnaire and were analyzed using SPSS 22 software.Results: A total of 84 (67.7%) of the participants were male and 40 (23.3%) were female. Of all the participants, 54.8% of the students had no occupational exposure, 17.9% had needle stick experience, 17.9% of them had splash exposure, and 8.9% had a history of exposure to both needlestick acid and patient discharge. In the current research, no significant relationship was found between job exposure and age, gender, and marital status (p<0.05). However, a significant relationship was found between occupational exposure, year of admission to university, academic semester, and educational environment (p<0.05). Conclusion:Given the relatively high prevalence of occupational exposure in students, the development of prevention and exposure to occupational protocols and requiring students to comply with these protocols in clinical dentistry environments is recommended.

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Investigating the Frequency of Occupational Exposure in Dentistry Students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in Southwest of Iran

Gilavand

Shooriabi

Malakootian

2018

Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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“…The presence of viral hepatitis C particles in oral fluids has been demonstrated by many authors and this may indicate that transmission via saliva and gingival cervical fluid might occur [15,16]. Dentists and dental health care workers are at a high risk of infection with HCV during their daily occupational exposures [15,16].…”

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Is dental extraction a risk factor for contracting HCV infection: Abs, RNA and genotype detection

Al-Kubaisy¹,

Al-Naggar²,

Ibrahim³

et al. 2014

Oral Biol Dent

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Background: The medical risk factor associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection such as blood transfusion and surgery had been intensely studied in many countries. Up to 40% of patients infected with HCV may have non identifiable routes of viral acquisition. Dental extraction may be one of these risk factors. The purpose of the present study was to determine the existence of infection and the predominated HCV genotype among subjects with dental extraction. Material and methods: A case-control study involving pregnant women with and without history of dental extraction (n=776, n=2715, respectively). HCV antibodies (anti-HCV) were tested using subsequently third generation enzyme immunoassay (EIA-3) and immunoblot assay (Lia Tek-111). In addition 94 serum samples were subjected to molecular analysis using RT-PCR and DNA enzyme immunoassay (DEIA) method for HCV-RNA and genotypes. Results: Anti-HCV seroprevelance was significantly higher (6.3%) among cases with dental extraction (cases) than their counter control group (control) (2.63%) (p=0.00001). Dental extraction act as a risk factor for HCV infection (OR=2.73; 95% CI=1.8-3.9). HCV-RNA was found to be significantly higher (74.6%) in cases than (38.7%) control group (p=0.0016). No significant association between HCV genotypic and the history of tooth extraction but HCV-1b showed higher rate (90%) among dental extraction cases. Conclusion: Our study showed that dental extraction acts as a risk factor for acquiring HCV. Complete sterilization and cleaning of equipment is necessary.

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“…Indeed, needlestick and similar injuries at medical 4,8,9) and dental educational institutions have been discussed in Japan [1][2][3]12) and other countries 5,6,10,11) , including England, Germany, and Australia.…”

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Analysis of Needlestick and Similar Injuries over 10 Years from April 2004 at Tokyo Dental College Chiba Hospital

Morinaga

Hagita

Yakushiji

et al. 2016

Bull. Tokyo Dent. Coll.

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Here we investigated needlestick and similar injuries reported over a 10-year period between April 2004 and March 2014. The purpose of this study was to prevent recurrence and reduce the incidence of such injuries at Tokyo Dental College Chiba Hospital. The Division of Medical Risk Management at Chiba Hospital anonymized the data to protect personal information prior to analysis. A total of 213 injuries occurred over the 10-year period investigated, but the number of cases decreased yearly. Many cases involved dental undergraduate students and dentists, followed by trainee dentists, students at the school of dental hygiene, nurses, dental hygienists, and cleaners. Suture needles, followed by injection needles, were the top two most common injury-causing instruments, contributing to approximately 50% of the total number of such cases. Many injection needle injuries occurred during tidying up, while those caused by suture needles occurred during dental treatment. Taken together, these findings suggest the importance of strict adherence to guidelines provided in safety manuals on error-free procedures and handling of instruments. Improvement in the ability to sense potential risk is essential if such injuries are to be avoided.

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Occupational exposures occurring in students in a UK dental school¹

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Investigating the Frequency of Occupational Exposure in Dentistry Students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in Southwest of Iran

Investigating the Frequency of Occupational Exposure in Dentistry Students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in Southwest of Iran

Is dental extraction a risk factor for contracting HCV infection: Abs, RNA and genotype detection

Analysis of Needlestick and Similar Injuries over 10 Years from April 2004 at Tokyo Dental College Chiba Hospital

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Investigating the Frequency of Occupational Exposure in Dentistry Students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in Southwest of Iran

Investigating the Frequency of Occupational Exposure in Dentistry Students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in Southwest of Iran

Is dental extraction a risk factor for contracting HCV infection: Abs, RNA and genotype detection

Analysis of Needlestick and Similar Injuries over 10 Years from April 2004 at Tokyo Dental College Chiba Hospital

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