Evaluation of the Quality and Quantity Dental Wastes in Dental Centers of Mashhad City, 2017
ABSTRACT Background & Objectives: Today, one of the most important environmental issues is dental solid wastes due to its high contents of toxic, pathogen and hazardous agents. The aim of this study was to quantity and quality analyses of dental solid waste in dental centers of Mashhad. Material...
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| description | ABSTRACT Background & Objectives: Today, one of the most important environmental issues is dental solid wastes due to its high contents of toxic, pathogen and hazardous agents. The aim of this study was to quantity and quality analyses of dental solid waste in dental centers of Mashhad. Materials & Methods:In this descriptive study 40 Dental centers were studied. From each Dental centers, three samples were analyzed at the successive working days (Sunday, Monday and Tuesday). The samples were manually sorted into 64 different components and measured by digital scale. Then, measured components were classified on the basis of characteristic and hazardous potential as well as material type. Data analyzed by using descriptive statistics, SPSS 16 software. Results:According to the results, total waste produced in dental centers in Mashhad was 224.137 kg/day. Per capita and the average generation rate of each dentistry center were 106.32 g/day-patient and 5603 g/day, respectively. Potential infectious, domestic-type, chemical & pharmaceutical, and toxic wastes consisted of 41.24, 44.17, 9.89, and 4.7% of the waste generated, respectively. Conclusion: The per capita waste generation in dental clinics in Mashhad is high and the highest share are related to infectious and domestic-type wastes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-346d7f90b4164f34a94b3bf40dea768e2022-12-22T00:12:03ZfasMashhad University of Medical SciencesPizhūhish dar Bihdāsht-i Muḥīṭ.2423-52022423-52022018-04-0141758510.22038/jreh.2018.30161.120511041Evaluation of the Quality and Quantity Dental Wastes in Dental Centers of Mashhad City, 2017Ali Pakfetrat0Ali Sajjadi1aliakbar dehghan2Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran.Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Social Development & Health Promotion Research Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran.دانشکده بهداشتABSTRACT Background & Objectives: Today, one of the most important environmental issues is dental solid wastes due to its high contents of toxic, pathogen and hazardous agents. The aim of this study was to quantity and quality analyses of dental solid waste in dental centers of Mashhad. Materials & Methods:In this descriptive study 40 Dental centers were studied. From each Dental centers, three samples were analyzed at the successive working days (Sunday, Monday and Tuesday). The samples were manually sorted into 64 different components and measured by digital scale. Then, measured components were classified on the basis of characteristic and hazardous potential as well as material type. Data analyzed by using descriptive statistics, SPSS 16 software. Results:According to the results, total waste produced in dental centers in Mashhad was 224.137 kg/day. Per capita and the average generation rate of each dentistry center were 106.32 g/day-patient and 5603 g/day, respectively. Potential infectious, domestic-type, chemical & pharmaceutical, and toxic wastes consisted of 41.24, 44.17, 9.89, and 4.7% of the waste generated, respectively. Conclusion: The per capita waste generation in dental clinics in Mashhad is high and the highest share are related to infectious and domestic-type wastes.http://jreh.mums.ac.ir/article_11041_ac0b1f24ac922cc364795a87a91aefd1.pdfDental solid wastePotential infectious wasteDomestic-type wasteChemical &phar-maceutical wasteMashhad |
| spellingShingle | Ali Pakfetrat Ali Sajjadi aliakbar dehghan Evaluation of the Quality and Quantity Dental Wastes in Dental Centers of Mashhad City, 2017 Pizhūhish dar Bihdāsht-i Muḥīṭ. Dental solid waste Potential infectious waste Domestic-type waste Chemical &phar-maceutical waste Mashhad |
| title | Evaluation of the Quality and Quantity Dental Wastes in Dental Centers of Mashhad City, 2017 |
| title_full | Evaluation of the Quality and Quantity Dental Wastes in Dental Centers of Mashhad City, 2017 |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of the Quality and Quantity Dental Wastes in Dental Centers of Mashhad City, 2017 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of the Quality and Quantity Dental Wastes in Dental Centers of Mashhad City, 2017 |
| title_short | Evaluation of the Quality and Quantity Dental Wastes in Dental Centers of Mashhad City, 2017 |
| title_sort | evaluation of the quality and quantity dental wastes in dental centers of mashhad city 2017 |
| topic | Dental solid waste Potential infectious waste Domestic-type waste Chemical &phar-maceutical waste Mashhad |
| url | http://jreh.mums.ac.ir/article_11041_ac0b1f24ac922cc364795a87a91aefd1.pdf |
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