title: Occupational diseases in dentistry. Introduction and epidemiology.
abstract: Health care workers are exposed to a wide range of physical, chemical, biological and psychological hazards. However, since blood and airborne pathogens represent a tangible risk, infectious diseases are of greater importance to health care workers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, University at Buffalo, USA.
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
mesh_terms: D000391:Air Microbiology; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000009:adverse effects; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D003815:Dentists; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000635:transmission; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000453:epidemiology; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000009:adverse effects; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D009609:Nitrous Oxide