The risk after percutaneous exposure is estimated to be about 0.3% i.e. The risks for occupational transmission of HIV vary with the type and severity of exposure:Ī percutaneous injury refers to an injury resulting from a needle prick, or a cut with a sharp object. This applies to health care workers (HCW) and to non-health workers.”
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“An occupational exposure is defined as a percutaneous, mucous membrane or non-intact skin exposure to blood or body fluids that occurs during the course of an individual’s employment. Most dental HCPs appear to be careful to try to avoid injury during intra-oral procedures, but it is during extra-oral procedures-laboratory work, operatory clean up, and instrument preparation for sterilization-that most percutaneous injuries occur. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is transmitted from person to person via the following routes: The epidemic of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has been recognized for about 25 years, and concern about the transmission of human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) is therefore not new. Viruses can be transmitted in health-care settings including dentistry, albeit rarely, where standard infection control measures are not implemented. Transmission is evidently rare in the industrialized nations and can be significantly reduced or prevented by the use of standard infection control measures, appropriate clinical and instrument-handling procedures, and the use of safety equipment and safety needles. HIV transmission in the health-care setting is of concern.