{"title":"Vacuuming a mercury-contaminated dental office may be hazardous to your health.","authors":"A L Votaw, J Zey","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Exposure to mercury contamination in the dental office poses a potential hazard for dental personnel. Although many precautions for containing the poisonous metal vapors are routinely observed, dental personnel may place themselves at risk by failing to use proper cleaning techniques. Researchers from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have discovered that vacuum cleaners designed for the home are sometimes used to clean dental office carpets, which might be contaminated with mercury. Since ordinary vacuum cleaners increase airborne mercury concentrations, dental personnel should use a specially designed vacuuming system for mercury recovery.</p>","PeriodicalId":76623,"journal":{"name":"The Dental assistant","volume":"60 1","pages":"27-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13020986","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":"Implementing an office infection control program.","authors":"C H Miller","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76623,"journal":{"name":"The Dental assistant","volume":"59 6","pages":"11-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13440376","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":"Update 1990: diseases of major concern to dental health personnel.","authors":"A Ehrlich","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76623,"journal":{"name":"The Dental assistant","volume":"59 6","pages":"16-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13440377","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}
J A Klein, A G Christen, J A Christen, J L McDonald, C J Guba
{"title":"Understanding nicotine addiction and intervention techniques for the dental professional.","authors":"J A Klein, A G Christen, J A Christen, J L McDonald, C J Guba","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76623,"journal":{"name":"The Dental assistant","volume":"59 6","pages":"19-25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13439472","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":"Financial aid--your ticket to the fast track.","authors":"D M Grondin","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76623,"journal":{"name":"The Dental assistant","volume":"59 6","pages":"6-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13439471","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":"Care of the oral surgery patient.","authors":"A T Buckalew","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76623,"journal":{"name":"The Dental assistant","volume":"59 5","pages":"14-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13286320","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 performance review: is it making the grade?","authors":"M Thomas","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76623,"journal":{"name":"The Dental assistant","volume":"59 5","pages":"17-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13286319","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}