Prevenção e ocorrência de acidentes com materiais perfurocortantes entre os profissionais da área odontológica da cidade de Vila Velha/ES

The objective of this study was the standards application identification and the development of a survey about the prevention of accidents among 102 dentists and 51 dental office assistants at the city of Vila Velha, Espirito Santo. The data collection was conducted through a structured inquiry with randomly selected professionals. The results showed that 77 dentists and 27 assistants used all the personnal security equipment required. On the other hand, 42 dentists and 18 assistants already suffered one or more accidents, being exposed to contamination and infectious diseases