Hepatitis B virus infection in dentistry: a forgotten topic |
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| Authors: | N. Mahboobi F. Agha‐Hosseini N. Mahboobi S. Safari D. Lavanchy S‐M. Alavian |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;2. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Tehran, Iran;3. World Health Organization (WHO), HSE/EPR/BDP, Geneva, Switzerland;4. Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, Tehran, Iran |
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| Abstract: | 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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| Keywords: | dental staff dentist epidemiology hepatitis B virus outbreak precaution method prevention transmission vaccination |
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