Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 12

Occupational Hazards in Dentistry-A Review

1Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

2Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

3Undergraduate Student, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

*Corresponding Author: Alagarsamy Venkatesh., M.D.S., Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai-600100, Tamilnadu, India., Phone: 9444118878, Email: denvenkat@gmail.com

Online published on 4 April, 2020.

Abstract

Occupational health hazards are not uncommon. Continuous education on potential risk, precautions and protocols should be rapidly instituted to greatly reduce or even eliminate the occupational hazard. This review article is regarding the occupational hazards in the field of Dentistry, various classification and its management has been discussed

Keywords

Biohazard, radiation, aerosols, dental materials