Year : 2019

Volume : Volume 10

Issue : Issue 3

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Ruchi Banthia.
bruchi2008@yahoo.com

Abstract

Background:  Our aim was to investigate prevalence and factors associated with perceived hearing loss   amongst dental practitioners. The dental staff is continuously exposed to noise produced by suction tubes, turbines, ultrasonic scalers, compressors and micro motor/ air rotor hand pieces which may affect their hearing capacity.

Keywords: Dental equipment, Hearing loss, Occupational noise, Dental practitioners.