Jacobsen N, Hensten-Pettersen A
Dental Faculty, University of Oslo, Norway.
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1995 Jun;23(3):177-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1995.tb00225.x.
A questionnaire survey on work-related health complaints was performed among dental hygienists. Valid information was received fom 189 hygienists, representing about half of all active members of the Norwegian Association of Dental Hygienists. Parallel information was received from similar number of female and male control persons in other occupations. The present report presents data on the nature and etiology of the chemically induced health complaints. About half of the hygienists had experienced one or more health problem of dermal, systemic, sensory (eye) or respiratory nature during the last year, as compared to 37% of the female and 19% of the male control group. The most frequent complaint was dermatoses of hands and fingers (37%), caused by different chemical, work-related factors. Latex gloves were responsible for 1/3 of these reactions. The role of immunological and irritant latex reactions were discussed and the prevalence of non-dermatological reactions compared with similar findings among women in other occupations.
对牙科保健员进行了一项关于与工作相关的健康投诉的问卷调查。收到了189名保健员的有效信息，约占挪威牙科保健员协会所有在职成员的一半。从其他职业中数量相近的女性和男性对照人员那里获得了平行信息。本报告呈现了化学诱导的健康投诉的性质和病因的数据。在过去一年中，约一半的保健员经历了一种或多种皮肤、全身、感觉（眼睛）或呼吸道性质的健康问题，相比之下，女性对照组为37%，男性对照组为19%。最常见的投诉是手部和手指的皮肤病（37%），由不同的与工作相关的化学因素引起。乳胶手套导致了其中三分之一的反应。讨论了免疫性和刺激性乳胶反应的作用，并将非皮肤病反应的患病率与其他职业女性的类似发现进行了比较。
