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J Am Dent Assoc, Vol 128, No 9, 1253-1261.
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Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 128, Issue 9, 1253-1261
Copyright © 1997 by American Dental Association

RESEARCH

Accidental exposures to blood and body fluids among health care workers in dental teaching clinics: a prospective study



F Ramos-Gomez, J Ellison, D Greenspan, W Bird, S Lowe, and JL Gerberding
Department of Growth and Development, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0438, USA.

The authors evaluated accidental exposures to blood and body fluids reported to a hotline or to health officials at four dental teaching clinics. The authors used a standard questionnaire to solicit and record data regarding each exposure. During a 63-month period, 428 parenteral exposures to blood or body fluids were documented. Dental students and dental assistants had the highest rates of exposure. Syringe needle injuries were the most common type of exposure, while giving injections, cleaning instruments after procedures and drilling were the activities most frequently associated with exposures.


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