OBJECTIVES We investigated the determinants of disparities in the regional density of private dentists in Austria. Specifically, we focused on the relationship between the density of private dentists and their public counterparts, thereby controlling for other possible covariates of dentist density. METHODS Dentist density was measured at the district level. We used panel data of dentist dens...

BACKGROUND Oral health is a significant measure of overall health, and regular dental visits are recommended for the maintenance of oral health. The purpose of this study is to determine the pattern (amount and type) of, and factors associated with dental care use among Ontarians. METHODS Data from the 2014 cycle of the Canadian Community Health Survey was used and analysis was restricted to ...

Porcelain and plastic materials constitute bulk of household wastes. Owing to resistibility and slow degradability that accounts for higher residence time, these materials qualify as potential hazardous wastes. Retention of water permits these wastes to form a congenial biotope for the breeding of different vector mosquitoes. Thus porcelain and plastic wastes pose a risk from public health view...

Supercritical CO2 fluid leaching (SFL) method using supercritical CO2 fluid containing a complex of HNO3 tri-n-butyl phosphate (TBP) was applied to removal of uranium from radioactive solid wastes. Sea sands, incineration ashes and porous alumina bricks were employed as matrixes of simulated solid wastes. Real radioactive incineration ash wastes and firebrick wastes were also subjected to the S...

objective: dental solid wastes often contain hazardous substances. the first step of management of dental solid wastes includes detection and classification of these substances. this study aimed to qualitatively and quantitatively assess the management of solid wastes by dental offices in urmia city in 2013. methods: this descriptive study was conducted on all private dental offices in urmia ci...

conclusions considering the weight percentage of food wastes (70%), solid wastes of babolsar city could be used for composting. also as large quantities of infectious wastes were produced by hospitals of babolsar, it is recommended that sterilization systems (hydroclave) be used for decontamination of these hazardous wastes. materials and methods this study was a descriptive and cross-sectional...

BACKGROUND Dental operatories pose a threat due to the high chances of infection transmission both to the clinician and the patients. Hence, management of dental waste becomes utmost importance not only for the health benefit of the dentist himself, but also people who can come into contact with these wastes directly or indirectly. The present study was conducted to find out the management of b...

We examine the determinants of the utilization of dentists' services among adults entitled to age-based subsidized dental care, using data from the Finnish Health Care Survey of 1996. We apply a three-part model to investigate the care-seeking decision, the choice of a private/public dentist, and the number of visits to each chosen dentist. Seeking care is found to be determined mainly by denti...

electronic wastes (e-wastes) is the most rapidly growing segment of the municipal waste stream. e- wastes comprise 2-5 percent of municipal solid wastes, including many different electronic products. iran is the biggest consumer of electronic products in middle east. approximately, 1.2 million computers are assembled in iran every year. there are more than 40 million active cell phones in iran....

The wastes produced during the manufacture and use of paints have long been an environmental concern. Paint manufacturers have sought ways to reduce these wastes with significant success. Industrial paint users have also identified and implemented techniques and technologies to reduce their paint wastes. Frequently, these activities also result in reduced production and disposal costs. Despite ...