Table 3.
Epidemiologic characteristics of Shiraz dental school departments regarding occupational exposures
| Department | Sharp injuries (N=103) | Mucocutaneous contaminations (N=207) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instrument (N) |
Location
(N) |
Activity (N) |
Body fluid
(N) |
Location
(N) |
Activity (N) | |
| Periodontics |
Dental probe (5) Scale (2) |
Finger (6) Hand (1) |
Non-surgical treatments (7) | Saliva(48) |
Face (44) Hand (2) Eye (2) |
Scaling (41) Working with rotary instruments (5) During observation (1) Patient's coughing, sneezing or vomiting (1) |
| Endodontics | Endodontic file (15) | Finger (15) | Non-surgical treatments (15) | Saliva(13) | Face (13) | Working with rotary instruments (13) |
| Restorative dentistry | Injection needle (4) | Finger (4) |
Recapping (3) Injection (1) |
Saliva(44) | Face (44) |
Working with rotary instruments (41) During observation (2) Patient's coughing, sneezing or vomiting(1) |
| Fixed prosthodontics | Dental explorer (1) | Finger (1) | Non-surgical treatments (1) | Saliva(15) |
Face (12) Hand (2) Eye (1) |
Working with rotary instruments (13) Taking impression (2) |
|
Removable prosthodontics |
Laboratory knife (3) | Finger (3) | Non-surgical treatments (3) |
Saliva(19) Blood (1) |
Hand (17) Face (3) |
Taking impression (19) Patient's coughing, sneezing or vomiting (1) |
| Surgery |
Injection needle (29) Elevator (7) Suture needle (5) |
Finger (38) Hand (3) |
Recapping(14) Injection (13) Surgery (8) Suturing (4) Surgery aiding (2) |
Saliva(41) Blood (1) |
Face (34) Hand (5) Eye (3) |
Surgery (34) During observation (7) Working with rotary instruments (1) |
| Laboratory |
Laboratory knife (11) Endodontic file (10) Injection needle (2) Orthodontic wire (2) Dental explorer (1) |
Finger (21) Hand (5) |
Denture processing (12) during procedures in phantom head lab (11) Non-surgical treatments (2) injury with left-over instrument (1) |
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| Pedodontics | Inection needle (5) | Finger (5) |
Recapping (3) Non-surgical treatments (2) |
Saliva(18) |
Face (17) Eye (1) |
Working with rotary instruments (18) |
| Orthodontics | Orthodontic wire (1) | Finger (1) | Non-surgical treatments (1) | |||
| General dentistry | Saliva(5) |
Face (4) Hand (1) |
Working with rotary instruments (4) Surgery (1) |
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| Radiology | Saliva(2) | Face (2) | Patient's coughing, sneezing or vomiting (2) | |||
N= number