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Cléa Adas Saliba Garbin1, Ketlin Lara Tosta Vanzo1, Suzely Adas Saliba Moimaz1
1Departamento de Odontologia Infantil e Social, Faculdade de Odontologia de Araçatuba, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", Araçatuba, SP, Brasil.
Introduction:
Occupational exposure is a major risk factor for hepatitis B (HB) transmission.
Methods:
Vaccination coverage and immunity verification from 64 dentists of the Brazilian Unified Health System were investigated. An immunochromatographic method was used to verify immunity against the disease.
Results:
Overall, 77.77% of participating dentists completed the vaccination schedule; 37.50% had negative anti-HBs test results. Furthermore, 60.93% of participants never underwent anti-HBs tests and 40% did not know how to correctly interpret results.
Conclusions:
Numerous dentists were not immune to the disease. Few participants previously performed the test, with many not knowing how to interpret the results.
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