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- Occupational exposure is a significant risk for hepatitis B transmission among healthcare workers, particularly dentists.
- A study of 64 dentists in the Brazilian Unified Health System revealed that while 77.77% completed their vaccination, 37.50% tested negative for immunity.
- Many dentists had never been tested for immunity and a significant portion didn’t understand how to read their test results.
Article Abstract
Introduction: Occupational exposure is a major risk factor for hepatitis B (HB) transmission.
Methods: Vaccination coverage and immunity verification from 64 dentists of the Brazilian Unified Health System were investigated. An immunochromatographic method was used to verify immunity against the disease.
Results: Overall, 77.77% of participating dentists completed the vaccination schedule; 37.50% had negative anti-HBs test results. Furthermore, 60.93% of participants never underwent anti-HBs tests and 40% did not know how to correctly interpret results.
Conclusions: Numerous dentists were not immune to the disease. Few participants previously performed the test, with many not knowing how to interpret the results.
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