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Occupational hazards of dentistry.
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Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, Lublin, Poland
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Jolanta Szymańska
AAEM Editors, Instytut Medycyny Wsi, Jaczewskiego 2, P.O.Box 185, 20-950 Lublin, Poland.
Ann Agric Environ Med. 1999;6(1):13-19
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Dental professionals are susceptible to a number of occupational hazards. Relying on relevant literature, the present paper discusses selected occupational hazards - occupational biohazards, stressful situations, and latex hypersensitivity, as well as factors leading to the musculoskeletal system diseases and diseases of the peripheral nervous system.