Occupational risks of modern dentistry: A review

Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 279-286

  Leggat, P A ^a   Kedjarune, U ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dentistry; Dermatitis; Infectious organisms; Injuries; Musculoskeletal pain

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MERCURY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; DISINFECTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNIZATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION INJURY; SKIN INJURY; STRESS;

EID: 0034907367     PISSN: 08156409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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