Abstract

ANDRADE, Richard Ribeiro Alonso de et al. Ocorrência de acidentes com instrumentais pérfuro-cortantes em clínica odontológica na cidade do Recife - Pernambuco: Estudo-pilotoOccurrence of piercing-cutting accidents at a dental center at Recife - PE: A pilot study. Rev. cir. traumatol. buco-maxilo-fac. [online]. 2013, vol.13, n.2, pp. 87-100. ISSN 1808-5210.

Objective: This study has the aim to a investigate the occurrence of piercing-cutting accidents involved dentists and auxiliary dental health, thoughout his professional life and in the year 2009. methods: the sample was composed of 15 dentists and 15 auxiliary dental health who work at Desembargador Ângelo Jordão de Vasconcelos Filho health center in Recife-PE. Data were collected through self-reported questionnaires about general information of occurrence of accidents on August 2009. The statistic analysis techiques were used through descriptive statistics and percent distributions, and inferencial statistics using chi-square test or Fisher exact test. results: The most of the professionals had suffered piercing-cutting accidents throughout life (83,3%) and at the year 2009 (40%); the explorer probe (54,2%) and the needle were the instruments most frequently involved in accidents. About the existence of a treatment protocol in case of accidents, the dentists demonstrated unknown one.

Keywords : Accidents; Occupational Exposure; Risks; Dental Surgeons; Health Personnel.