Occupational Hazards in Prosthetic Dentistry: A Literature Review

ABSTRACT Occupational health, according to the World Health Organization, has a sturdy emphasis on avoidance of hazards and trades with all facets of wellbeing at work. Occupational health has progressively developed to a multi-disciplinary and comprehensive methodology from a mono-disciplinary risk-oriented pursuit that considers an individual's general health, personal development and also physical, mental and social wellbeing. Prosthodontic clinics exposes the workers to risk of inhalation of fumes, irritant chemicals, dust elements, wound caused by high-speed rotatory appliances and ignitable resources. Bunsen burners, furnaces and autoclaves frequently causes thermal wounds. This article highlights the hazards each prosthetic dentist faces and means to protect oneself from the hazardous effects