Latex Hypersensitivity Among Students in United States Dental Schools
DENTAL NEWS, Volume VII, Number 1, 2000 Latex Hypersensitivity Among Students in United States Dental Schools Dr. Lisa P. Deem - DMD, JD. Assistant Professor of Oral Medicine and Assistant, Dean for Admission, Temple University School of Dentistry Dr. Mohamed A. Bassiouny - BDS, DMD, MSc, PhD, Professor of Restorative Dentistry, and Director of International Academic Program, Temple University School of Dentistry, Former Lecturer at the Victoria University of Manchester, UK. Dr. Thomas E. Deem - Thomas E. Deem, DMD, Clinical Instructor Restorative Dentistry, Temple University School of Dentistry ABSTRACT The purpose of this communique is to raise the awareness of dental health care professionals to the issues of latex sensitivity. Its incidence and prevalence among dental professionals during their formative years in United States dental schools were studied. Clinical manifestations of allergic reaction, consequences of occurrence, and immune system ...