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Risk as a Dentist Profession

Although hundreds of years ago there just medicine in recent times has been an interest in the risks of those working in the various dentistry and health services.
Despite the many risks still do not have accurate data. Some countries have provided statistics on accidents and diseases related to the world of medicine, within this are included dentistry.
Austria: in 1982 there were 106 accidents (2.8% of total) and 138 cases of occupational diseases (13% of total)., The most frequent infectious diseases (96).
Japan: In 1982 there were 11 deaths due to occupational accidents and six in 1983
Mexico: In the first half of 1984, 7195 reported 20 accidents and occupational diseases.