Prevention of Occupational Hazards Due to Asbestos Exposure in Dentistry. A Proposal from a Panel of Experts

Carmen Anaya-Aguilar, Manuel Bravo, Antonio Magan-Fernandez, Ramon del Castillo-Salmerón, Alberto Rodríguez-Archilla, Javier Montero, Eva Rosel, Paco Puche and Rosa Anaya-Aguilar
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Carmen Anaya-Aguilar: Department of Economy and Business Administration, University of Málaga, Campus El Ejido, 29071 Málaga, Spain
Manuel Bravo: Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
Antonio Magan-Fernandez: Department of Periodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
Ramon del Castillo-Salmerón: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
Alberto Rodríguez-Archilla: Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
Javier Montero: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
Eva Rosel: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
Paco Puche: OTRI, University of Malaga, Campus El Ejido, s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain
Rosa Anaya-Aguilar: Department of Economy and Business Administration, University of Málaga, Campus El Ejido, 29071 Málaga, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 6, 1-10

Abstract: Asbestos in all its forms is a Group 1 material agent with proven carcinogenic effects in the human being since 1977. Exposure to asbestos can be considered unsafe. The use of asbestos in the field of dentistry had a common use in the manufacture of dental prostheses in the 1960s and 1970s. Taking into account the long induction period of this agent and the plausibility for being a risk factor in dentistry, the objective of this study is to propose a plan for the prevention of occupational risks due to asbestos exposure in dentistry by means of the contribution of a panel of experts. An Expert Panel (EP) approach was used in which a group of nine experts identified and documented the use of asbestos in the dental profession. EP was created and followed the protocol in accordance with the EuropeAid Assessment Guidelines. As a result of this study, EP documented the common use and sources of asbestos in dentistry in prosthetic materials, dental dressings, and in the coating of casting cylinders. EP also created a consensus document on the priority measures for the Plan for the Prevention of Risks from Asbestos in Dentistry, based on previous reports from the European Commission Senior Labour Inspectors’ Committee. The document concluded that obtainment of information, receiving specific training on the subject and performing epidemiological studies, and the proper risk assessments were the priority measures to adopt.

Keywords: asbestos; chrysotile; mesothelioma; dental technician (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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