OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS AMONG DENTAL TECHNOLOGISTS IN SAUDI ARABIA
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چکیده
Objective: The current study seeks to determine the occupational hazards affecting dental technologists working in government institutions Saudi Arabias capital city, Riyadh. researcher will assess practitioners awareness, perception, exposure to, and prevention measures applied limiting within selected facilities. Method: entails a cross-sectional designed quantitative investigation explore operating governmental healthcare units laboratories based Arabia. In general, experiential examination incorporated sample population of approximately 100 registered technologists. Results: findings revealed substantial insights with regards issue among technologists, especially outcomes ascertained significant P-value (P-value 0.00 (p<0.00)), supporting need for regular awareness campaigns. Conclusion:while subsequent are valid reliable, additional studies should be conducted further examine health
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International journal of advanced research
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2707-7802', '2707-7810']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/15838