Blood borne diseases, Need Awareness

Abstract

Through your esteemed journal, we would like to draw attention to a very important issue i.e. Blood borne diseases, A fear of dentists". Hepatitis B Viruses and Hepatitis C Viruses (HBV and HCV) can cause possibly fatal liver infections. In Pakistan, it is believed that 5 million people are infected with HBV, while 10 million have HCV (1). Despite the availability of life-saving medicines, Pakistan has the highest rate of increase among the region's nations (2).Dental treatment is regarded as the most notorious source of cross-infection between healthcare employees and the general public (3). Many dentists and their staff have faced serious dangers from the hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses at some point in their careers. As a result, cross-infection is one of the most severe concerns for not only patients but also healthcare workers (4). There is a huge impact of these blood-borne diseases in the life of health care workers, especially dentists as they are much more exposed to blood in their routine work.