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RFP Indian Journal of Hospital Infection

Volume  1, Issue 1, January-June 2019, Pages 53-59
 

Review Article

Bio-Hazards in Dentistry

B. Karthika1, T. Sridhar2, M. Pavani3, E.S. Yamuna Devi CRI4, S. Kanimozhiy5, A. Priya6

1Reader 2Professor and HOD 3Senior Lecturer, 4,5CRRI, 6Tutor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Priyadarshini Dental College and Hospital, Pandur, Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu 631203, India.

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Abstract

Dental personnel are constantly exposed to many of specific occupational hazards. These leads to various disorders, specific to the profession, which develop and intensify with years. The present paper discusses selected occupational biohazards as well as baseline precautionarymeasures. When dentist deal with the potential carriers of these biohazard they become infected either directly or indirectly. So it is essential for every practitioner of dentistry to know about biohazards.

 


Keywords : Airborne; Biohazard; Blood Borne; Engineering Control; Universal Precaution
Corresponding Author : Yamuna Devi E.S