Riscos ocupacionais no exerc¡cio da Odontologia – revisÆo sistem tica / Occupational hazards in Dentistry – systematic review

RESUMO

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo levantar evidˆncias relacionadas …s doen‡as profissionais e/ou ocupacionais que os cirurgiães-dentistas estÆo vulner veis. Elaborou-se mediante a aplica‡Æo de m‚todos expl¡citos e sistematizados de busca, aprecia‡Æo cr¡tica e s¡ntese da informa‡Æo selecionada, uma revisÆo da literatura sobre o tema. Os trabalhos foram selecionados das bases de dados eletr“nicas (PubMed, Bireme, Nature, Scielo e Cochrane), sendo consultados no per¡odo de 1990 a 2013 sobre as seguintes tem ticas “doen‡as ocupacionais na Odontologia”, “risco ocupacional odontol¢gico”, “Odontologia do trabalho”, “occupational disease Dentistry”, “occupational hazards”, “dentist”, “cirurgiÆo-dentista”, nos idiomas portuguˆs e inglˆs. Selecionaram-se 21 artigos de um total de 40 potencialmente relevantes, identificados nas pesquisas de base de dados, que reportaram sobre as diversas doen‡as ocupacionais. Concluiu-se que os cirurgiães-dentistas devem conscientizar-se dos riscos ocupacionais e que trabalhos educativos no sentido de preven‡Æo das doen‡as profissionais sÆo necess rios.

ABSTRACT

The present study aimed to collect evidence related to occupational diseases to which dental surgeons are exposed. A literature review on the subject was elaborated through the application of explicit and systematic search methods, critical appraisal, and synthesis of selected information. The studies were chosen from electronic databases (Pubmed, Bireme, Nature, SciELO and Cochrane), consulted in the period from 1990 to 2013 on the following topics “occupational diseases in Dentistry”, “occupational hazards in Dentistry”, “dental work”, “occupational disease Dentistry”, “occupational hazards”, “dentist”, “dental surgeon”, in Portuguese and English. Twenty-one articles were selected from a total of 40 potentially relevant studies identified in the databases concerning various occupational diseases. It was concluded that dentists should become aware of occupational hazards and that further educational programs towards the prevention of occupational diseases are still necessary.