{"title":"Carpal tunnel syndrome. Risk factors and preventive strategies for the dental hygienist.","authors":"L J Gerwatowski, D B McFall, D J Stach","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is well recognised as an occupational risk for dental hygienists. The contributing risk factors fall primarily into two categories: medical and occupational. The purposes of this paper are to examine the factors that predispose one to CTS in order to increase awareness among dental hygienists, and to offer preventive strategies that can be incorporated into daily practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":75787,"journal":{"name":"Dental health","volume":"31 5","pages":"5-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12466503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Oncology here and there: the role of the hygienist.","authors":"J Spencley, G Mellins","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75787,"journal":{"name":"Dental health","volume":"31 5","pages":"11-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12465817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Living with lasers.","authors":"T P Skinner","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75787,"journal":{"name":"Dental health","volume":"31 5","pages":"14-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12465818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The role of a hygienist in a research team.","authors":"H Moscrop","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75787,"journal":{"name":"Dental health","volume":"31 3","pages":"6-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12465816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bleeding as an indicator of health or disease.","authors":"S E Toevs, K M Kukken","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75787,"journal":{"name":"Dental health","volume":"31 3","pages":"3-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12465815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"I can do it myself.","authors":"L A Hall","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75787,"journal":{"name":"Dental health","volume":"31 2","pages":"10-1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12670233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dental care courses for adults with disabilities.","authors":"J Hindle","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75787,"journal":{"name":"Dental health","volume":"31 2","pages":"3-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12559196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Practical gloving and handwashing regime for dental practice.","authors":"E A Field, N M Jedynakiewicz, C M King","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The debate concerning the re-use of gloves in dental practice continues, despite the fact that recent guidelines on cross-infection control recommend that a new pair of gloves should be used for each patient. Whichever policy for glove use is adopted, it is important to take the maximum possible precautions in hand care. This paper presents a practical regimen for hand/glove washing which is simple, quick and effective. The importance of establishing a hand-care regimen in dental practice is emphasised.</p>","PeriodicalId":75787,"journal":{"name":"Dental health","volume":"31 2","pages":"6-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12670235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}