Occupational risk of hepatitis C virus infection to dental health care staff: an update

G Lodi; S R Porter

Occupational risk of hepatitis C virus infection to dental health care staff: an update

Dent Update. 1996 Jul-Aug;23(6):255-8.

Authors

G Lodi¹, S R Porter

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral Medicine, Eastman Dental Institute, London.

PMID: 9084257

Abstract

This article highlights current knowledge of the epidemiology and transmission of hepatitis C virus and reviews current information on the risk of transmission of the virus during dental health care.

MeSH terms

Dental Staff*
Hepatitis C / epidemiology
Hepatitis C / transmission*
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional*
Occupational Diseases / virology*
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Saliva / virology