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Dental perspective on biomedical waste and mercury management: A knowledge, attitude, and practice survey

Author(s) -

AshimaGarg Sood,

Abhinav Sood

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

indian journal of dental research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1998-3603

pISSN - 0970-9290

DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.87055

Subject(s) - biomedical waste , hazardous waste , medicine , context (archaeology) , mercury (programming language) , waste disposal , human health , environmental health , health care , waste management , business , medical education , dentistry , family medicine , engineering , computer science , geography , archaeology , programming language , economics , economic growth

Management of waste generated in any health-care facility is a critical issue as it poses a direct threat to human health as well as to the environment. The biomedical waste generated in the dental scenario includes sharps, used disposable items, infectious waste (blood-soaked cotton, gauze, etc.), hazardous waste (mercury, lead), and chemical waste (such as spent film developers, fixers, and disinfectants). A major concern in our field is management and disposal of mercury.

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