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Article In Journal |
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KNOWLEDGE, ATIITUDES AND PRACTICES OF ALEXANDRIA DENTISTS CONCERNING THEHEPATITIS B VACCINE KNOWLEDGE, ATIITUDES AND PRACTICES OF ALEXANDRIA DENTISTS CONCERNING THEHEPATITIS B VACCINE |
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English |
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Abstract |
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Hepatitis B infection is the
most critical infectious occupational
hazard for the dental
professional'<'. Dental personnel
have a 5-10 fold greater chance of
acquiring infection than the
.population at large. Hepatitis B infection
may be a severe or even fatal
acute resulting in possiple work
loss, infection in one's family,
development of a carrier state or all
three. A carrier state can result in
chronic liver disease such as cirrhosis
or primary hepatocellular
carcinoma. Dental personnel with
acute or chronic hepatitis B may,
although rarely, transmit the infection
to their patients Transmission in dental practice
occur through percutaneous contact
with infectious body fluids such as
blood and saliva. The virus is high
in infectivity as little as 1- 8 ml of
blood is capable of transmitting
hepatitis B. Hepatitis B which is a
hardy virus has been shown to remain
viable after storage at room
temperature for 6 months, for 4
hours . at 60°C and 15 years at
-20°C. Moreover, the virus' is
capable of surviving up to 7 days or
longer on surfaces at room temprature.
This capacity is of particular
significant in dental practices,
where a wide range of instruments
and materials IS
employed(3,4) .
development of a carrier state or all
three. A carrier state can result in
chronic liver disease such as cirrhosis
or primary hepatocellular
carcinoma. Dental personnel with
acute or chronic hepatitis B may,
although rarely, transmit the infection
to their patients(2).
AND PRACTICES OF
CONCERNING THE
Transmission in dental practice
occur through percutaneous contact
with infectious body fluids such as
blood and saliva. The virus is high
in infectivity as little as 1- 8 ml of
blood is capable of transmitting
hepatitis B. Hepatitis B which is a
hardy virus has been shown to remain
viable after storage at room
temperature for 6 months, for 4
hours . at 60°C and 15 years at
-20°C. Moreover, the virus' is
capable of surviving up to 7 days or
longer on surfaces at room temprature.
This capacity is of particular
significant in dental practices,
where a wide range of instruments
and materials IS
employed |
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1110-015X |
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Journal Name |
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ALEXANDRIA DENTAL JOURNAL |
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Volume |
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16 |
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Issue Number |
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2 |
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Publishing Year |
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1411 AH
1991 AD |
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Article Type |
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Article |
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Added Date |
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Sunday, December 9, 2012 |
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Researchers
| محاسن فرغلي | Farghaly, Mahasen | Researcher | Doctorate | |
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