title: [Considerations on vaccinations for the dental staff].
abstract: In this article the available vaccinations in the Netherlands that might be of value to dentistry are discussed. This in view of protection of both the patient and the medical worker. Furthermore vaccines that are necessary but do not exist or have not been developed yet, are mentioned. Of the available vaccinations, the one against hepatitis B is of the utmost importance. This has been stressed in the Netherlands from all sides for a long time already; nonetheless not all dental workers have been vaccinated up until now. The vaccines against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and viral hepatitis C rank high on the list of medical achievements most wanted.
authors.affiliation: Uit de sectie Gezondheidstechniek, faculteit Civiele Techniek en Geowetenschappen van de Technische Universiteit Delft.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bol
mesh_terms: D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D019552:Infection Control, Dental / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017757:Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014612:Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D014612:Vaccines