Cleveland J L, Siew C, Lockwood S A, Gruninger S E, Gooch B F, Shapiro C N
Division of Oral Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. 30333, USA.
J Am Dent Assoc. 1996 Sep;127(9):1385-90. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1996.0457.
The hepatitis B vaccine became commercially available in 1982. Since then, health care workers, including dentists, have been encouraged to be vaccinated. This study examines the prevalence of hepatitis B vaccination and infection among U.S. dentists from 1983 to 1992.