title: Occupational hazards of dentistry.
abstract: Dental professionals are susceptible to a number of occupational hazards. Relying on relevant literature, the present paper discusses selected occupational hazards - occupational biohazards, stressful situations, and latex hypersensitivity, as well as factors leading to the musculoskeletal system diseases and diseases of the peripheral nervous system.
authors.affiliation: AAEM Editors, Instytut Medycyny Wsi, Jaczewskiego 2, P.O.Box 185, 20-950 Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szymańska
mesh_terms: D003813:Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000209:etiology; D020315:Latex Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000209:etiology