Hepatitis B Transmission from Dental Personnel to Patients: Unfinished Business
Authors: Richard A. Goodman, Jeral L. Ahtone, Robert J. Finton
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1982)

Editorials1 January 1982Hepatitis B Transmission from Dental Personnel to Patients: Unfinished BusinessRICHARD A. GOODMAN, M.D., JERAL L. AHTONE, M.D., ROBERT J. FINTON, M.S.P.H.RICHARD A. GOODMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JERAL L. AHTONE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT J. FINTON, M.S.P.H.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-96-1-119_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThat hepatitis B in dental personnel and other health care workers is an occupational risk is well established. Increasing evidence indicates that transmission of hepatitis B also occurs from dentist to patient (1-3). Gerety (4) has forecast that hepatitis B vaccine would ultimately break this chain of transmission. While this optimistic note is welcome, there are an estimated 3000 dentists and auxiliary dental workers (3) who are persistent carriers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) for whom the vaccine may provide no benefit. This group of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carriers continues to represent a risk to patients and a...References1. LEVINMADDREYWANDSMENDELOFF MWJA. Hepatitis B transmission by dentists. JAMA. 1974;228:1139-40. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. RIMLANDPARKINMILLERSCHRACK DWGW. Hepatitis B outbreak traced to an oral surgeon. N Engl J Med. 1977;296:953-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. HADLERSORLEYACREE SDK. An outbreak of hepatitis B in a dental practice. Ann Intern Med. 1981;95:133-8. LinkGoogle Scholar4. GERETY R. Hepatitis B transmission between dental or medical workers and patients. Ann Intern Med. 1981;95:229-31. Editorial. LinkGoogle Scholar5. AHTONEGOODMANFINTONSMITHMCKINLEY JRRJT. Hepatitis B association with an oral surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. In: Program and Abstracts: 109th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. Washington D.C. American Public Health Association. Abstract. Google Scholar6. SACHS H. Dentistry and heaptitis B: the legal risks. JADA. 1981;102:177-80. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. . Infection control in the dental office. JADA. 1978;97:673-7. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. ALEXANDER R. Hepatitis risk: a clinical perspective. JADA. 1981;102:182-5. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: RICHARD A. GOODMAN, M.D.; JERAL L. AHTONE, M.D.; ROBERT J. FINTON, M.S.P.H.Affiliations: Fulton County Health Department Atlanta, Georgia. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPandemics past, present, and futureNo longer 'written off' – times have changed for the BBV-infected dental professionalHepatitis B in healthcare workers: Transmission events and guidance for managementSpecial Issues in DentistryHepatitis B virus infection in dentistry: a forgotten topicEpidemiology of hepatitis B in Europe and worldwideNosocomial Spread of Viral DiseasePOSTEXPOSURE PROTOCOLPreventing Bloodborne Pathogen Transmission from Health-Care Workers to Patients: The CDC PerspectiveViral hazards to and from health care workersPreventing HIV Transmission to Patients during Invasive ProceduresTransmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus in a Dental PracticeCarol Ciesielski, MD, Donald Marianos, DDS, MPH, Chin-Yih Ou, PhD, Robert Dumbaugh, DDS, MPH, John Witte, MD, MPH, Ruth Berkelman, MD, Barbara Gooch, DMD, MPH, Gerald Myers, PhD, Chi-Ching Luo, PhD, Gerald Schochetman, PhD, James Howell, MD, MPH, Alan Lasch, DDS, MSPH, Kenneth Bell, BS, Nikki Economou, BS, Bob Scott, BS, Lawrence Furman, DDS, MPH, James Curran, MD, MPH, Jaffe Harold, MDManagement of the Healthcare Worker Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Lessons from Nosocomial Transmission of Hepatitis B VirusRecommendations for Preventing Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis B Virus to Patients During Exposure-Prone Invasive ProceduresA Common-Source Outbreak of Fulminant Hepatitis B in a HospitalIlana Oren, MD, Ronald C. Hershow, MD, Edna Ben-Porath, PhD, Norberto Krivoy, MD, Noam Goldstein, MD, Shmuel Rishpon, MD, Daniel Shouval, MD, Stephen C. Hadler, MD, Miriam J. Alter, PhD, James E. Maynard, MD, Gideon Alroy, MDHepatitis B Prevention: Practices and Attitudes of Physicians and DentistsHepatitis B and dental personnel: transmission to patients and prevention issues 1 January 1982Volume 96, Issue 1Page: 119-119KeywordsHealth care providersHepatitis BHepatitis B surface antigenHepatitis B virusVaccines ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1982 PDF downloadLoading ...