Vaccination of a county dental society against hepatitis B.
This paper describes a countywide program to screen and vaccinate dentists, hygienists, and assistants against hepatitis B. Prevaccination screening utilizing anti-HBc as the marker indicating previous exposure to hepatitis B demonstrated positivity rates of 27%, 12%, and 14%, respectively. Suggestions are included for other dental societies that are considering adopting a vaccination program.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002140:California; D003726:Dental Assistants; D003727:Dental Auxiliaries; D003756:Dental Hygienists; D003815:Dentists; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014611:Vaccination
D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies