Title
Hearing Loss in the Dental Office: The Effects of High Speed Dental Drills on Dentists' Hearing
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
2-21-2013
Date Range
02/21/2013-02/23/2013
Description
Hearing test results of 23 dentists obtained before and after working hours are compared to determine if dentists experience any temporary hearing loss. The aim of the project is to determine whether dental drills cause hearing loss and to document the consequences of the loss. Hearing evaluations include pure-tone audiometry, middle-ear testing, and measurements of otoacoustic emissions. The results are expected to convince dentists of the danger of noise exposure and the need for hearing protection
Location
St. Petersburg, FL
Citation Information
Johnson, Krisztina; Smurzynski, Jacek; Elangovan, Saravanan; and Fagelson, Marc. 2013. Hearing Loss in the Dental Office: The Effects of High Speed Dental Drills on Dentists' Hearing. Poster Presentation. National Hearing Conservation Association Annual Meeting, St. Petersburg, FL. http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.hearingconservation.org/resource/resmgr/imported/Krisztina_Poster_dentisthearingloss_FINAL.pdf
Copyright Statement
This document was originally published by the National Hearing Conservation Association.