title: Incidence of some infectious diseases in odontostomatology--section I.
abstract: In the medical studies there are many reports on the risk of being infected that the dental staff run, especially as far as it concerns viral diseases. The first worth is about the research into the problem of infections, in particular of viral hepatitis B, made by the Authors in the area of Modena. The results establish the potential presence of such risk; so, the Authors suggest to the people working in edental clinics to follow carefully the procedures of general and specific prevention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Provvisionato
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Monaco
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Provvisionato
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cazzella
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003625:Data Collection; D003797:Dental Staff; D003815:Dentists; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies