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J Dent Educ. 71(2): 242-248 2007
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Transfer of Advances in Science into Dental Education

The Origins of Fear of Occupational Exposure in the Clinical Dental Setting

David W. Chambers, Ed.M., M.B.A., Ph.D.; Nader A. Nadershahi, D.D.S., M.B.A.; Howard Chi, D.M.D., M.A.

Key words: occupational exposures, fear of injury, dental clinical injury, needlesticks, path analysis

Submitted for publication 07/07/06; accepted 10/24/06

Although there is a growing literature on the incidence of occurrence and reporting of occupational exposures in clinics in dental schools, the contributing factors to fear of such injuries and their dynamic evolution over time remain unstudied. It is hypothesized that fear of occupational exposures is a function of estimated likelihood of such events and their perceived importance. Individual personality factors and situational circumstances are also thought to play a role, although it is believed that these factors recede in importance as students gain direct knowledge through clinical experience. Path analysis methods are applied to longitudinal survey data in a single dental school to confirm these hypotheses.






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