title: OCCUPATIONAL CONTACT DERMATITIS AMONGST DENTISTS AND DENTAL TECHNICIANS.
abstract: Since the working medical personnel including dentists and dental technicians
  mainly use their hands, it is understandable that the most common occupational disease amongst
  medical personnel is contact dermatitis (CD) (80%-90% of cases). Development of occupational CD
  is caused by contact of the skin with various substances in occupational environment. Occupational
  etiologic factors for dental personnel are foremost reactions to gloves containing latex, followed by
  various dental materials (e.g., metals, acrylates), detergents, lubricants, solvents, chemicals, etc. Since
  occupational CD is relatively common in dental personnel, its timely recognition, treatment and
  taking preventive measures is needed. Achieving skin protection at exposed workplaces is of special
  importance, as well as implementing necessary measures consequently and sufficiently, which is sometimes
  difficult to achieve. Various studies have shown the benefit of applying preventive measures, such
  as numerous protocols for reducing and managing latex sensitivity and other forms of CD in dentistry.
  Active involvement of physicians within the health care system, primarily dermatologists,
  occupational medicine specialists and general medicine doctors is needed for establishing an accurate
  medical diagnosis and confirmation of occupational skin disease.
authors.forename: Liborija
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lugović-Mihić
authors.forename: Iva
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ferček
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Duvančić
authors.forename: Vedrana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bulat
authors.forename: Josip
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ježovita
authors.forename: Gaby
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Novak-Bilić
authors.forename: Mirna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Šitum
mesh_terms: D000179:Acrylates / Q000009:adverse effects; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000009:adverse effects; D003800:Dental Technicians; D003813:Dentistry; D003815:Dentists; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000179:Acrylates; D003764:Dental Materials