title: Tuberculosis ... what dental health care workers need to know.
abstract: After a downward trend between 1960 and 1985, the number of Tuberculosis (TB) cases has increased since 1985. While the risk of TB transmission in dental settings is low, this risk could be reduced even further by surveillance, education, and attention to patient history.
authors.affiliation: HIV Dental Ombudsperson Program, Boston Public Health Commission, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bednarsh
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Eklund
mesh_terms: D000391:Air Microbiology; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D003749:Dental Facilities; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D019552:Infection Control, Dental; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration