Assessment of occupational noise-related hearing impairment among dental health personnel.

Salah A Al-OmoushKhader J Abdul-BaqiMargaret ZuriekatFiras AlsoleihatWijdan R ElmanaseerKifah D Jamani

Published in: Journal of occupational health (2019)

Hearing impairment was higher among dental professionals than the control group and especially among dental assistants and technicians. The authors recommended screening guidelines and adapting hearing protection methods for dental professionals and particularly for dental assistants and technicians.

Keyphrases

oral health
public health
healthcare
hearing loss
air pollution
social media
clinical evaluation