Improving Health and Safety: Dentistry Occupational Risks Report

This report focuses on raising awareness of occupational risks within the field of dentistry, emphasizing the importance of health and safety for oral healthcare professionals and patients. It begins with an executive summary and introduces key concepts related to oral health, highlighting its impact on overall well-being and the significance of dentistry as a critical healthcare link. The report includes a literature review that defines occupational risks and their impact on the dental environment, as well as a project plan and Gantt chart to illustrate the scope and timeline of the awareness initiative. It examines various occupational hazards, including infectious and psychological risks, and discusses preventive measures and safety protocols. The conclusion stresses the importance of spreading awareness of oral health and safety, and opportunities for further research in this area are also explored. The report is supported by references to relevant studies and publications.

R A I S I N G A W A R E N E S S
O F T H E
O C C U PAT I O N A L R I S K S
I N D E N T I S T R Y T O
H E L P I M P R O V E
H E A LT H A N D S A F E T Y
F O R T H E O R A L
H E A LT H C A R E AT W O R K

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• Report is focusing on the occupational hazards in the dentistry field and the
preventive measures are discussed in the report.
• Safety measures and oral health care facilities are discussed in the report. It
would improve the health of the people which are visiting the dentist.
• Occupational hazards like the infectious hazards and psychological hazards
as well.

TABLE OF CONTENT
• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• INTRODUCTION
• LR
• PROJECT PLAN
• GANTT CHART
• CONCLUSION
• OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH
• REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION
• Oral health is basically the state of remain free from various chronic mouth
as well as facial pain, throat cancer, oral infections, periodontal disease and
numerous other diseases which eventually limits the capacity of individual
in biting, speaking, chewing etc.
• Oral healthcare has touched each and every aspect of the earth and has
transformed the lives of many individuals.
• The systematic diseases which affects overall body became apparent in the
beginning due to mouth lesions and other oral issues.

LR
• As per the view of Moodley, Naidoo and Van Wyk (2018), Dentistry is
basically the branch in medical science which mainly deals with the study,
diagnosis as well as prevention of diseases, disorders which are related top
the oral mucosa.
• Dentistry is considered as the main branch in healthcare and thus forms an
important link which helps the organizations to treat the individuals
suffering from various disorders and diseases of mouth.
• Occupational risks on the other hand are the range of risks which signifies
and addresses long-term as well and short-run risks which are associated to
the workplace and thus relates top the occupational health as well as public
health.

PROJECT PLAN
• It is very important to have a project plan when there is a decision which has been take for the benefit for
the organization so that the company will be able to make a profit.
• There has to be an understanding of the factors such as cost, scope, time, quality, communication, risk
and resources.
• The discussion on these factors are as follows.
• Cost
• Scope
• Time
• Quality
• Communication
• Risk
• Resources

GANTT CHART
• A gantt chart is a format which makes the people aware of the situation in a
data form of way so that there is a better understanding a detail
understanding just to understand the data which will give a brief
explanation of the report.
• It is very important to understand the file in detail but in short because no
one will have the time to go through the report if this chart is made then it
will be easier and faster for the people to understand so that the next
measures can be taken by the company.

CONCLUSION
• There is a huge importance of spreading the awareness of this oral health
and safety measures to the customers so that they can make a profit from
this factor which is very important for every individual in the world.
• There has to be an understanding of all the individual factors and the
services they will be needed for there hygiene purpose.
• This is a very good awareness which the company is coming out with so
that the customers can be more aware as to what this industry is providing
them with and this will make the company have a better understanding for
the future.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR
RESEARCH
• Dental problems are one of rising problems that effects overall health of an individual
and need to treated on time. Staff of dental field faces number of hazards like
infectious, psychological, allergic, physical problems that effects their body.
• Staff needs to be take care while using their organizations effectiveness to achieve
their overall goals and objectives. Need to develop plans to control infections in dental
staff towards development of their overall health. Professionals need to use products
like gloves, masks, eye wears that help to provide safety to their overall health.
• Need to make dental staff aware about the infections from the risks that they are
facing. Develop campaigns that help to improve oral health to provide messages to
dental staff, need to give advice and inform about infection and how to overcome
those infections to improve health.

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