ArticleJournal of occupational health2020
Assessment of occupational noise-related hearing impairment among dental health personnel.
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- Systematic review of hearing loss in dental professionals.Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) · 2023Pooled it
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- Risks and Awareness of NIHL Among Dental Students: A Scoping Review.Health science reports · 2026Review
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- Occupational diseases among dental personnel: a scoping review.Journal of medicine and life · 2025Article
- Key determinants of health and wellbeing of dental nurses: a rapid review of over two decades of research.BDJ open · 2025Article
- Assessment of hearing performance of dental technicians due to the professional noise exposure.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Noise levels encountered in university dental clinics during different specialty treatments.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2021Article
- Are dental hygienists at risk for noise-induced hearing loss? A literature review.Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD · 2021Review
- Noise Disturbance and Potential Hearing Loss Due to Exposure of Dental Equipment in Flemish Dentists.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Effects of mechanical ventilation and portable air cleaner on aerosol removal from dental treatment rooms.Journal of dentistry · 2021Article
- Water jet as a novel technique for enamel drilling ex vivo.PloS one · 2021Article
- Assessment of occupational noise-related hearing impairment among dental health personnel.Journal of occupational health · 2020Article
- [Noise levels of dental equipment used in a dental schoolNíveis de ruído gerados por procedimentos realizados em uma escola de odontologia].Revista CuidarteArticle
- Should Dentists Mandatorily Wear Ear Protection Device to Prevent Occupational Noise-induced Hearing Loss? A Randomized Case-Control Study.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThe purpose of the study was to examine hearing thresholds among dental personnel. The secondary aim was to evaluate sound levels among dental equipment that dental personnel are exposed to.
methodsTwo hundred forty-four dentists, dental technicians, dental assistants, and dental students participated. Sixty-two participated as a control group. Audiological thresholds for the test groups were compared to the control group. All participants were from Jordan University Hospital. Participants completed a questionnaire in addition to their audiometric testing. Otoscopy, tympanometry, and pure tone audiometry were included in their assessment. Three-factor ANOVA and t tests were utilized to assess the statistical differences of hearing thresholds among the groups and between the two ears. Pearson correlation test was used to assess the effect of age, experience, and duration of exposure on the degree of hearing loss in the test groups for both ears.
resultsThe authors reported statistically significant differences among hearing thresholds between the control group and others. Left hearing thresholds were noted to be significantly poorer in the left versus right ear at 1000, 2000, 4000, and 8000 Hz in dental assistants. The authors also reported a significant relationship between the degree of hearing impairment among dental assistants and the daily duration of exposure to dental occupational noise, followed by age.
conclusionHearing impairment was higher among dental professionals than the control group and especially among dental assistants and technicians. The authors recommended screening guidelines and adapting hearing protection methods for dental professionals and particularly for dental assistants and technicians.
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