Occupational hazards in dental clinics

The article focuses on a number of occupational risk factors in the dental clinic and the limitation of exposure as a major strategy to reduce health risk.

Chemical exposure may originate from dental materials, where reactive chemicals are released during preparation, polishing and removal of restorations. Other sources of exposure are medical gloves containing allergenic latex protein and rubber chemicals as well as different biocides/chemical disinfenctants for infection control purposes.