title: Occupational risks in dentistry: comforts and concerns.
abstract: Dentistry has been portrayed as a high-risk profession in recent reports. A look at several areas of concern, however, shows that the field is no more hazardous than any other profession--and less than most.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery, New York 10032.
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Mandel
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D003815:Dentists; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D008628:Mercury; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D016272:Occupational Health; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D008628:Mercury; D009609:Nitrous Oxide