What is the dentist's occupational risk of becoming infected with hepatitis B or the human immunodeficiency virus?

Capilouto, Eli; Weinstein, Milton C.; Hemenway, David; Cotton, Deborah

doi:10.2105/ajph.82.4.587

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“…The risk to the dentist also increases as the number of different infected patients increases [76,77]. The risk to the dentist increases as the number of visits by each infected patient increases.…”

Section: Hepatitis B Outbreaks In Dental Clinicsmentioning

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“…Thus, additional precautions for infected patients are unnecessary [53]. Considering that the annual cumulative HBV infection risk of routine treatment of patients whose seropositivity is undisclosed is 57 times greater than HIV and mortality risk of HBV infection is 1.7 times greater than HIV, one must attempt to restrict HBV exposure as much as possible [76]. Considering that the annual cumulative HBV infection risk of routine treatment of patients whose seropositivity is undisclosed is 57 times greater than HIV and mortality risk of HBV infection is 1.7 times greater than HIV, one must attempt to restrict HBV exposure as much as possible [76].…”

Section: The Importance Of Prevention In Dentistrymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Dental surgeons, who wear glasses and work with ultrasonic and rotary instruments, are aware of the amount of droplet spread of saliva, blood and water because of deposits on their glasses [47]. Considering that the annual cumulative HBV infection risk of routine treatment of patients whose seropositivity is undisclosed is 57 times greater than HIV and mortality risk of HBV infection is 1.7 times greater than HIV, one must attempt to restrict HBV exposure as much as possible [76]. Blood-borne infections, such as HBV, are occupational risks in the dental community [80,81].…”

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Hepatitis B virus infection in dentistry: a forgotten topic

Mahboobi

Agha‐Hosseini

Safari

et al. 2010

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

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More than two billion people have been infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV). Globally, 350-400 million suffer from chronic HBV infection. It is postulated that dentists and dental staff are infected and transmit the virus to their patients more than any other occupation. The aim of this article is to review the HBV incidence in dental society, the points of view of dentists and their patients regarding transmission of the virus during dental procedures, the occurrence of HBV outbreaks in dental clinics and the importance of methods of preventing HBV infection in dentistry.

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Hepatitis B virus infection in dentistry: a forgotten topic

Mahboobi

Agha‐Hosseini

Safari

et al. 2010

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

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“…Such a risk was even doubled among oral surgeons (reviewed by 1). Using these data it was possible to estimate that the risk for HBV infection in non-immunized GDPs was 3% af ter 100 visits of HBV carriers 2 .…”

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Antibody level and immunity against Hepatitis B virus infection among general dental practitioners

Petti¹,

Messano²,

Scully³

et al. 2013

Acta stomatologica Naissi

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“…. They present a significant risk of acquired infectious diseases, including HIV-1 [Link, 1988;Gione et al, 1991], hepatitis B [Capilouto, 1992], and hepatitis C [Kiyosawa et al, 1992].…”

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Prevention of needle-stick injury by the scooping-resheathing method

Froom¹,

Kristal-Boneh

Melamed

et al. 1998

Am. J. Ind. Med.

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Background The objective of this study was to determine the effects of teaching the scooping resheathing method on the incidence of needle‐stick injuries in medical students. Methods Before starting their first clerkship, 81 medical students were given a 15‐min lecture on the high incidence and dangers of needle‐stick injuries and a demonstration of the scooping‐resheathing method. The number of needle‐stick injuries that occurred during the 3‐month clerkship was compared with the number reported by 86 medical students who had completed their first clerkship 1 year previously and had not been given such instruction. Results Compared with controls, the study group had a 3.8‐fold lower risk of needle‐stick injury (95% confidence interval, 2.0–7.4, P < 0.0001) and a 8.3‐fold lower risk of multiple needle‐stick injuries (95% confidence interval, 2.0–35.0, P < 0.001). Those in the study group, who consistently used the scooping method had a much lower risk of injury than those who did not (1 of 36 [2.8%] vs. 8 of 45 [17.4%], P = 0.039). Conclusions We conclude that a lecture recommending the scooping‐resheathing method is effective in reducing the risk of needle‐stick injuries in medical students during their first rotation. Because this is the first time that an intervention not requiring change in equipment has been successful, further studies are warranted to substantiate our findings and for extrapolation to other medical personnel in other cultural settings. Am. J. Ind. Med. 34:15–19, 1998. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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What is the dentist's occupational risk of becoming infected with hepatitis B or the human immunodeficiency virus?

Cited by 35 publications

References 29 publications

Hepatitis B virus infection in dentistry: a forgotten topic

Hepatitis B virus infection in dentistry: a forgotten topic

Antibody level and immunity against Hepatitis B virus infection among general dental practitioners

Prevention of needle-stick injury by the scooping-resheathing method

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