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- The most common occupational disease among medical personnel, especially dentists, is contact dermatitis (CD), affecting 80%-90% of workers due to skin contact with various substances.
- Key triggers for occupational CD in dental professionals include latex gloves, dental materials, detergents, and other chemicals, making early diagnosis and prevention crucial.
- Implementing effective preventive measures and involving medical professionals like dermatologists is essential for accurate diagnosis and management of occupational skin diseases.
Article 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.
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