objective: noise pollution is one of the most important situations requiring a solution by the contemporary world. the national institute for occupational safety and health has identified noise as one of the ten leading causes of work-related diseases and injuries. dentists and dental auxiliaries are exposed to different noise levels while working in dental offices or laboratories. the purpose ...

background: this study was conducted to determine the species of oral and non-oral microorganisms in dental laboratory pumice in order to undertake the necessary disinfection control protocols. methods: fourteen active and well-known dental laboratories of tehran entered our study. samples of pumice were collected from polishing containers in a completely sterilized and controlled condition. th...

Technicians in dental prosthetics laboratories are exposed to environmental dust and various occupational health hazards, and therefore appropriate protection is necessary. This paper deals with assessment of safety mesures in dental prosthetics laboratories and aim of this work was to assess ten dental laboratories in Novi Sad using the multi-criteria analysis as a assessment tool. Multi-crite...

conclusions according to this study, pumice powder and slurry used in dental laboratories of hamadan are contaminated. therefore, the laboratory staff should be aware of the hazards posed by the presence of pathogens in dental laboratories. materials and methods forty specimens, including 20 pumice powders and 20 pumice slurries were collected from 10 randomly selected dental laboratories and i...

AIM To study the awareness, attitude, practice and facilities among the different categories of dental laboratories in Abha city. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 80 dental technicians were surveyed in the study. The dental laboratories included in the study were teaching institute (Group I), Government Hospital (Group II), Private Dental Clinic (Group III) and Independent laboratory (Group I...

Background and objectives: Dental technicians are in indirect contact with patients. Microorganisms find their way to dental labs through dental impressions. Infection control is a critical procedure to prevent the spreading of diseases. The objective of this study was to evaluate the levels of infection control knowledge and practice and the factors affecting them, in DLs in Yazd – Iran. Meth...

Web Content Management system is a management tool for creating a dynamic website. It ensures logical structure of data organization and ease of content accessing and presenting. Dental laboratories need Web Content Management system (WCMS) to control their business. Maintaining a long-term relationship between dental laboratories and their customers (dental clinics and dentists) urges an activ...

background: in dental practical classes, the acoustic environment is characterized by high noise levels in relation to other teaching areas. the aims of this study were to measure noise levels produced during the different dental learning clinics, by equipments used in dental learning areas under different working conditions and by used and brand new handpieces under different working condition...

Desktop applications for managing dental laboratories operation are available; however, these applications are not sufficient. Many information need to be shared between dentists, assistant, laboratory technicians and others. With the development of the Internet technology, there is a need for an effective web application to manage such operation and to control accessing this shared information...