DİŞHEKİMLİĞİNDE MESLEKLE İLİŞKİLİ GÖZ SORUNLARI

Abstract

Modern dişhekimliğinde son yıllardaki teknolojik avantajlara karşın meslekle ilgili pek çok sağlık sorunu bulunmaktadır. Bunlar arasında yaralanmalar, enfeksiyon, radyasyon, ses ve dental materyel zararları, kas-iskelet sorunları, alerjik ve solunumla ilgili bozukluklar, göz-görme ve dokunma sorunları ve psikolojik bozukluklar bulunmaktadır. Görme ve işitme duyusu, beş duyu içinde tat, koku ve dokunma duyularından daha çok ve çabuk bozulmaktadır. Yüksek hızlı aletler ve diştaşı temizliği sırasında kullanılan aletlerden sıçrayan parçacıklar ve vücut sıvıları (bakteriyel ve viral aerosoller) ile göz zararı meydana gelebilmektedir. Lazer ve polimerizasyon cihazlarında kullanılan ışık, gözde oluşabilen zararın diğer önemli nedenidir. Koruyucu gözlük, bu cihazların kullanımı sırasında özellikle tavsiye edilmektedir. Bu yazıda sözü edilen ve yapılan işle doğrudan ilişkili birçok faktör zararlı etkileri konusundaki farkındalığın arttırılması, sağlık ve güvenlik önlemlerinin alınması, ergonomi ve korunma yöntemlerinin uygulanmasıyla ortadan kaldırılabilir.

Keywords

• Mesleki tehlike, göz ve görme zararı, lazer ve polimerizasyon cihazları

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