Increasing acceptance of hepatitis B vaccine by dental personnel but reluctance to accept hepatitis B carrier patients

C Scully; L Pantlin; L P Samaranayake; T B Dowell

doi:10.1016/0030-4220(90)90267-v

Increasing acceptance of hepatitis B vaccine by dental personnel but reluctance to accept hepatitis B carrier patients

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1990 Jan;69(1):45-7. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(90)90267-v.

Authors

C Scully¹, L Pantlin, L P Samaranayake, T B Dowell

Affiliation

¹ University Department of Oral Medicine, Surgery, and Pathology, Bristol Dental Hospital and School, London, England.

PMID: 2136946
DOI: 10.1016/0030-4220(90)90267-v

Abstract

Dental personnel in London were surveyed for their uptake of hepatitis B vaccine and willingness to provide dental care to carriers of hepatitis B virus (HBV). Most respondents were aware of current recommendations about vaccination, and three fourths of dentists had been vaccinated against HBV. However, only half of dental ancillary staff members had been vaccinated against HBV. Three fourths of the London dentists surveyed, despite their immunity against HBV, were unwilling to treat HBV carriers.

MeSH terms

Attitude of Health Personnel*
Carrier State*
Dental Care for Disabled / statistics & numerical data*
Dental Staff / psychology*
Dentist-Patient Relations
General Practice, Dental
Hepatitis B / prevention & control*
Humans
London
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vaccination / statistics & numerical data*
Viral Hepatitis Vaccines*

Substances

Viral Hepatitis Vaccines