Evaluation of Hazardous Noise Exposure in US Army Dental Treatment Facilities

Abstract

Hearing loss, including tinnitus, remains a concern for the dental professional. To the authors knowledge there has not been any documented studies within a United States Army Dental Treatment Facility (DTF) which evaluate the noise exposure of dental practitioners during an eight-hour day utilizing a personal noise level meter. This study was undertaken to measure and evaluate the level of noise using a wearable noise level meter during an eight-hour day and to compare these measurements to assessments done via the Army's Industrial Hygiene Program using a sound level meter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1212230

Entities

People

  • Anita M Kimbrough

Organizations

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of Defense
  • Dosimetry
  • Hearing Disorders
  • Hearing Loss
  • Hygiene
  • Industrial Hygiene
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Public Health
  • Schools
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • Teeth
  • Test Methods
  • United States
  • Universities
  • Wearable Technology

Readers

  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Medical or Health Care Field.