Biohazards in Dentistry

In carrying out their professional work, dentists are exposed to a number of occupational hazards. These cause the appearance of various ailments, specific to the profession, which develop and intensify with years. In many cases they result in diseases and disease complexes, some of which are regarded as occupational illnesses. Close contact with the patients, with their saliva and blood, exposes the dentist to occupational biohazards, mainly of the contagious kind. Dentists constitute a group of professionals who are likely to become exposed to biological health hazards while carrying out their professional work. A dentist can become infected either directly or indirectly as they will be dealing with the potential carriers of these biohazards. So it is important and mandatory for every fraternity of dentistry to know about Biohazards.