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A pilot study of occupational exposure to pathogenic microorganisms through lip cosmetics among dental hygienists
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dc.contributor.author | 유윤정 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-18T00:22:26Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-12-18T00:22:26Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1341-9145 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/173019 | - |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVES: In dental clinics, dental hygienists are exposed to aerosolized pathologic bacteria, which can be transmitted to the oral cavity via lip cosmetics. Accordingly, such contamination poses a consistent health risk among staffs. Our study examined the bacterial contamination of lip cosmetics used by dental hygienists while in a clinic setting. METHODS: Sixteen dental hygienists were surveyed regarding their job assignments and habits associated with lip cosmetic. Subsequently, microorganisms were analyzed in collected samples of the hygienists' lip cosmetics using colony-forming unit (CFU) assays, 16s-rDNA polymerase chain reaction, and DNA sequencing. RESULTS: Notably, 81.3% of the submitted lip cosmetic samples were contaminated, with bacterial CFUs ranging from undetectable to innumerable. Many samples (43.8%) exceeded the microbial limits of cosmetic contamination. Of the lip cosmetic used for more than 6 months, 60% exceeded the microbial limit. When wearing a mask every time, only one of the six samples exceeded the microbial limit. More frequent dental mask changing was associated with a lower likelihood that the cosmetic sample would exceed the microbial limit. No samples from hygienists who changed their masks four times a day exceeded the microbial limit, compared to 33.3% from hygienists who only changed the mask when it became wet. Most isolated bacteria were gram-positive, facultative anaerobic, asporogenic, and opportunistically pathogenic, and the most prevalent species were Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus salivarius, and Staphylococcus epidermidis. CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that dental staff, including dental hygienists, should exercise more careful workplace habits, particularly with regard to infection control and cosmetic use. | - |
dc.description.statementOfResponsibility | open | - |
dc.format | application/pdf | - |
dc.language | English | - |
dc.publisher | Japan Society for Occupational Health | - |
dc.relation.isPartOf | JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH | - |
dc.rights | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 KR | - |
dc.title | A pilot study of occupational exposure to pathogenic microorganisms through lip cosmetics among dental hygienists | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.contributor.college | College of Dentistry (치과대학) | - |
dc.contributor.department | Dept. of Oral Biology (구강생물학교실) | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Im‐hee Jung | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Ji‐hye Kim | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Yun‐Jung Yoo | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Bo‐young Park | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Eun‐sil Choi | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Hiejin Noh | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/1348-9585.12047 | - |
dc.contributor.localId | A02490 | - |
dc.relation.journalcode | J01653 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1348-9585 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 30839156 | - |
dc.subject.keyword | bacteria | - |
dc.subject.keyword | cosmetics | - |
dc.subject.keyword | dental hygienist | - |
dc.subject.keyword | lip | - |
dc.subject.keyword | masks | - |
dc.contributor.alternativeName | Yoo, Yun Jung | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | 유윤정 | - |
dc.citation.volume | 61 | - |
dc.citation.number | 4 | - |
dc.citation.startPage | 297 | - |
dc.citation.endPage | 304 | - |
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation | JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, Vol.61(4) : 297-304, 2019 | - |
dc.identifier.rimsid | 64119 | - |
dc.type.rims | ART | - |
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