Hepatitis B virus infection in dentistry: a forgotten topic

More than two billion people have been infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV). Globally, 350–400 million suffer from chronic HBV infection. It is postulated that dentists and dental staff are infected and transmit the virus to their patients more than any other occupation. The aim of this article is...

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Published inJournal of viral hepatitis Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 307 - 316
Main Authors Mahboobi, N., Agha-Hosseini, F., Safari, S., Lavanchy, D., Alavian, S-M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2010
Subjects
Chronic infection
dental staff
dentist
Dentistry
Dentistry - methods
Disease Outbreaks
Disease transmission
epidemiology
Health Personnel
Hepatitis
hepatitis B
Hepatitis B - epidemiology
Hepatitis B - transmission
Hepatitis B virus
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease - epidemiology
Iatrogenic Disease - prevention & control
Incidence
infection
Medical personnel
outbreak
outbreaks
precaution method
prevention
Reviews
Stomatognathic Diseases - complications
transmission
vaccination
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Summary:More than two billion people have been infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV). Globally, 350–400 million suffer from chronic HBV infection. It is postulated that dentists and dental staff are infected and transmit the virus to their patients more than any other occupation. The aim of this article is to review the HBV incidence in dental society, the points of view of dentists and their patients regarding transmission of the virus during dental procedures, the occurrence of HBV outbreaks in dental clinics and the importance of methods of preventing HBV infection in dentistry.
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ISSN:1352-0504
1365-2893
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2893.2010.01284.x