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. 1985 Jan;110(1):62-4.
doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1985.0307.

Vaccination of a county dental society against hepatitis B

R A Molthen, J A Linquist

Vaccination of a county dental society against hepatitis B

R A Molthen et al. J Am Dent Assoc. 1985 Jan.

Abstract

This paper describes a countywide program to screen and vaccinate dentists, hygienists, and assistants against hepatitis B. Prevaccination screening utilizing anti-HBc as the marker indicating previous exposure to hepatitis B demonstrated positivity rates of 27%, 12%, and 14%, respectively. Suggestions are included for other dental societies that are considering adopting a vaccination program.

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