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PubMed1991

Dental public health: new opportunities--new responsibilities.

Major changes affecting oral health in the United States have provided new leadership challenges for public health dentistry. Two new roles for dental public health are proposed: leadership in the incorporation of expanded public health skills into the education of every clinical dentist; and a broadening of the specialty in a manner similar to that of preventive medicine, involving the creation of subspecialties in public health dentistry, occupational environmental dentistry, and management policy dentistry. The current status of community dentistry departments in dental schools and programs of public health education for dental personnel in schools of public health are reviewed. Content is suggested for the incorporation of expanded public health skills into the education of every clinical dentist.

Community Dentistry↗
PubMed2003

[Mercury and health in the dental practice].

Mercury is a heavy metal widely used by man. It is considered very toxic causing conditions in the central nervous system, behavior disturbances, and renal and sexual disorders. For a century, mercury has been used in the dental practice for its capacity of joining metals (amalgamate), its low cost and its rapid fixing in dental pieces repair. Currently, there is much controversy about the safety of dental amalgams and it has been demonstrated it poses occupational risks to dental practitioners and their assistants. The objective of this study is review aspects related to metallic mercury toxicity for personnel involved in the dental practice and patients with dental amalgams. Routes of mercury exposure in dentistry, occupational risks and measures to prevent mercury poisoning are presented here. A literature review was conducted mostly on data from Biological Abstracts and the Science Citation Index for the period between 1990 and 2000.

Dental Amalgam↗
PubMed1999

Occupational hazards of dentistry.

Dental professionals are susceptible to a number of occupational hazards. Relying on relevant literature, the present paper discusses selected occupational hazards - occupational biohazards, stressful situations, and latex hypersensitivity, as well as factors leading to the musculoskeletal system diseases and diseases of the peripheral nervous system.

Dentistry↗
PubMed2003

Effectiveness of an oral health promotion programme at the workplace.

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an oral health promotion programme at the workplace. The programme was given once a year at offices or factories, which was voluntary and free for all employees. The programme consisted of clinical examinations followed by oral health guidance, oral hygiene instruction and oral prophylaxis of anterior lower teeth. Oral health status was compared by the times of participation in the programme. It was shown that three times or more participants in the programme had fewer decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) and lower percentage of Community Periodontal Index (CPI) sextants 3 and 4. The oral health promotion programme was effective in keeping or maintaining good oral health among workers. In addition to current activities, the programme should include education to motivate subjects to receive regular check-ups.

Adult↗