Occupational Health Hazards of Modern Dental Practitioners

The study aimed to determine occupational health hazards of dental practitioners in the City of Batangas. The research utilized the descriptive survey research design, which required fact-finding and adequate interpretation of data. Data were gathered through questionnaires. The respondents of the study were dental practitioners from Batangas City who are around 142 at the time of the study. Data were tallied, tabulated, interpreted and analyzed through arithmetic mean.. Based from the result, it was found out that Dentists were most likely injured by needles and sharp instruments and least likely got infected by blood-borne microorganisms. Most dentists agreed that the knowledge of the dentist during and about the treatment is the most important hazard to do the practice well and produce the best results for each procedure.

Keywords – patient-dentist relationship, stress, workplace