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Document ID (ISN)100910
CIS number 02-1758
ISSN - Serial title 0007-9936 - Cahiers de médecine interprofessionnelle
Year 2002
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Crestois M., Muqa M.F., Lambert S.
Title Dental prosthetists
Original title Les prothésistes dentaires [in French]
Bibliographic information 2002, Vol.42, No.4, p.517-524.
Abstract Dental prosthetists are exposed to dusts and a variety of pollutants. Contents of this information note on the job of dental prosthetist: organization of the workplace layout; accidents (burns, cuts, injuries); products and materials (plaster, coating materials, abrasive tools and materials, resins, waxes, ceramics, alloys and metals); health hazards (respiratory and skin allergies, pneumoconiosis, silicosis, hard metal pulmonary fibrosis, berylliosis, risks caused by cadmium); general preventive measures (work premises, choosing products, choosing techniques, personal protection, recommended vaccinations, prevention of infection hazards).
Descriptors (primary) occupational accidents; occupational diseases; dental technicians; health hazards; France
Descriptors (secondary) abrasives; data sheet; allergens; workplace design; metals; plastics; infectious diseases; pneumoconiosis; toxic substances; dust; silicosis; berylliosis; hard metal pneumoconiosis; premises; plaster; selection of equipment; substitution; personal protective equipment; vaccination; cadmium; surface coating
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceFrance
Subject(s) Commerce, services, offices
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Bacterial and parasitic diseases