Perfil de acidentes com material biológico em uma instituição de ensino odontológico

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The dental team is subject to conditions that foster occupational exposure to biological material such as the performance in the oral cavity - environment of small, difficult access and colonized by various microorganisms - and the use of professional tools and equipment rotary-generating sneezing and aerosols. In this context, the objective was to identify the epidemiological profile of accidents involving biological material institution reported. A descriptive study was outlined considering the sheets cross (n= 71) for registration of accidents with biological material occurring in the institution during the period from March 2002 to July 2008. Among the accidents, 91.6% occurred in students, 4.2% in technical, administrative, 2.8% and 1.4% in teachers in trainees, with 64.8% of the injured were female. Considering that 31 notices remained with incomplete data, other accidents (n=40) showed the following: percutaneous exposure (34/85.0%) and sneezing in mucous (6 /15.0%); The body area most affected were the hands (32/80.0%), and as mucous (6/15.0%); the biological material involved: there was the prevalence of blood and saliva (17/42.5.0%), followed by saliva (5 /12.5%) and blood (3/7.5%), 4. Location of accident: there was a prevalence of reencape (9/22.5%) and handling (7/17.5%) of anesthetic needle and implementation of surgical procedures (6/15.0%); 5. Situation of the patient source: source known in 75.0% (n=30) of accidents. The use of all equipment for individual protection was reported by 75.0% (n=30) of respondents and immunization coverage against hepatitis B by 95.0% (n=38), and 92.1% had full immunization schedule and 50.0% knew and were responsive to anti HBs. It was concluded that the biological risk is imminent for the dental team and it is necessary to establish a program of continuing education focused on strategies for education and prevention of accidents with biological material and in this public awareness about the importance of the notification of accidents, and improve the system of registration of CCIO.

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SASAMOTO, Sandra A. et al. Perfil de acidentes com material biológico em uma instituição de ensino odontológico. Robrac: revista odontológica do Brasil Central, Goiânia, v. 19, n. 50, p. 251-257, 2010.