Increasing acceptance of hepatitis B vaccine by dental personnel but reluctance to accept hepatitis B carrier patients.
Dental personnel in London were surveyed for their uptake of hepatitis B vaccine and willingness to provide dental care to carriers of hepatitis B virus (HBV). Most respondents were aware of current recommendations about vaccination, and three fourths of dentists had been vaccinated against HBV. However, only half of dental ancillary staff members had been vaccinated against HBV. Three fourths of the London dentists surveyed, despite their immunity against HBV, were unwilling to treat HBV carriers.
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University Department of Oral Medicine, Surgery, and Pathology, Bristol Dental Hospital and School, London, England.
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Samaranayake
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002353:Carrier State; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003797:Dental Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D005792:General Practice, Dental; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines
D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines