Occupational hygiene practices of dentists in southern Thailand

International Dental Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-16

  Leggat, Peter A ^a,b   Chowanadisai, Suthipong ^a,c   Kukiattrakoon, Boonlert ^a   Yapong, Bunjerd ^a   Kedjarune, Ureporn ^a,c  

^a James Cook University ^*

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Amalgam; Dental equipment; Dental instruments; Dentists; Hepatitis B; High level disinfection; HIV infection; Infection control; Mercury; Occupational hygiene; Sterilisation; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DENTAL ALLOY; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MERCURY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTIST; DISINFECTION; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HOSPITAL WASTE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION PROTECTION; THAILAND; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; VACCINATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL WASTE; DENTISTS; DISINFECTION; ETHANOL; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; MALE; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; THAILAND; VACCINATION;

EID: 0035257584     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1875-595X.2001.tb00811.x     Document Type: Article

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