Anaya-Aguilar Carmen, Bravo Manuel, Magan-Fernandez Antonio, Del Castillo-Salmerón Ramon, Rodríguez-Archilla Alberto, Montero Javier, Rosel Eva, Puche Paco, Anaya-Aguilar Rosa
Department of Economy and Business Administration, University of Málaga, Campus El Ejido, 29071 Málaga, Spain.
Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 8;19(6):3153. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19063153.
Asbestos in all its forms is a Group 1 material agent with proven carcinogenic effects in the human being since 1977. Exposure to asbestos can be considered unsafe. The use of asbestos in the field of dentistry had a common use in the manufacture of dental prostheses in the 1960s and 1970s. Taking into account the long induction period of this agent and the plausibility for being a risk factor in dentistry, the objective of this study is to propose a plan for the prevention of occupational risks due to asbestos exposure in dentistry by means of the contribution of a panel of experts. An Expert Panel (EP) approach was used in which a group of nine experts identified and documented the use of asbestos in the dental profession. EP was created and followed the protocol in accordance with the EuropeAid Assessment Guidelines. As a result of this study, EP documented the common use and sources of asbestos in dentistry in prosthetic materials, dental dressings, and in the coating of casting cylinders. EP also created a consensus document on the priority measures for the Plan for the Prevention of Risks from Asbestos in Dentistry, based on previous reports from the European Commission Senior Labour Inspectors' Committee. The document concluded that obtainment of information, receiving specific training on the subject and performing epidemiological studies, and the proper risk assessments were the priority measures to adopt.
自1977年以来，所有形式的石棉都是第1类物质媒介，已证实对人类具有致癌作用。接触石棉可被视为不安全行为。20世纪60年代和70年代，石棉在牙科领域常用于制造假牙。考虑到这种媒介的长诱导期以及它作为牙科危险因素的合理性，本研究的目的是通过一个专家小组的贡献，提出一项预防牙科中石棉暴露所致职业风险的计划。采用了专家小组（EP）方法，由一组九名专家确定并记录了石棉在牙科行业的使用情况。专家小组已成立，并按照欧洲援助评估指南的方案开展工作。作为这项研究的结果，专家小组记录了石棉在牙科领域在修复材料、牙科敷料和铸造筒涂层中的常见用途和来源。专家小组还根据欧盟委员会高级劳动监察员委员会以前的报告，就牙科石棉风险预防计划的优先措施编制了一份共识文件。该文件得出结论，获取信息、接受关于该主题的特定培训并开展流行病学研究以及进行适当的风险评估是应采取的优先措施。
