National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Potential Exposures to Agents by Occupation

DENTAL ASSISTANTS (445)*


Agent
Code
Agent Name
01038 ACETALDEHYDE
01568 ACETIC ACID
X6603 ACETIC ACID VINYL ESTER, POLYMERS
80223 ACETIC ACID, (ETHYLENEDINITRILO)TETRA-, TETRASODIUM SALT
80283 ACETIC ACID, (ETHYLENEDINITRILO)TETRA-
84468 ACETIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT
68770 ACETIC ACID, SODIUM SALT
02820 ACETONE
X1153 3,6-ACRIDINEDIAMINE, SULFATE (1:1)
X7610 ACRYLIC ACID, POLYMERS
68730 AG, SILVER-MF UNKNOWN
X6891 ALCOHOLS, LANOLIN
80439 ALGIN
X2797 ALGINIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT
80390 ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE (AL(OH)3)
20265 ALUMINUM OXIDE
04620 ALUMINUM SULFATE
X9024 AMIDES, COCO, N,N-BIS(HYDROXYETHYL)
80257 AMMONIUM THIOSULFATE
81707 AMPICILLIN
X3235 ANISOLE, P-PROPYL-
P2001 AWKWARD-POSTURES
81585 BACIFERM
X1612 BALSAM CANADA
80611 BARIUM SULFATE
M1114 BEESWAX
80527 BENZISOTHIAZOLIN-3-ONE, 1,1-DIOXIDE, SODIUM SALT, 1,2-
81723 BENZOCAINE
81540 BENZOIC ACID, P-(BUTYLAMINO)-, 2-(DIMETHYLAMINO)ETHYL ESTER, MONOHYDROCHLORIDE
81345 BENZOIC ACID, P-AMINO-, BUTYL ESTER
X3207 BENZOIN TINCTURE
84830 BENZOTHIAZOLE, 2,2'-DITHIOBIS-
82113 BENZOTRIAZOLE, 1,2,3-
11280 BENZOYL PEROXIDE
11590 BENZYL BENZOATE
81040 BIPHENYLOL, 2-
X3767 BORAX
T1956 BORAX (NA2(B4O7).10H2O)
X7080 BORIC ACID (H3BO3)
13980 BUTANONE, 2-
14400 BUTYL ALCOHOL, TERT-
M1517 C.I. 42555-BASIC VIOLET 3
M4129 C.I. 45410-ACID RED 92
M3847 C.I. ACID RED 33, DISODIUM SALT
M0689 C.I. PIGMENT WHITE 5
15743 CALCIUM HYDROXIDE
80244 CALCIUM SULFATE
68850 CARBONIC ACID DISODIUM SALT (8CI) (9CI)
80069 CARBONIC ACID MONOSODIUM SALT
15705 CARBONIC ACID, CALCIUM SALT (1:1)
M0653 CARBONIC ACID, SODIUM SALT (2:3)
80365 CARNAUBA WAX
M1030 CASTOR OIL
T1474 CELLULOSE, CARBOXYMETHYL ETHER, SODIUM SALT
X8583 CELLULOSE, METHYL ETHER
80588 CETYL ALCOHOL
18500 CHLOROFORM
19680 CITRIC ACID
X5710 COD-LIVER OIL
83641 COPPER HYDROXIDE
M0850 CORN, OIL
11610 CRESOL, 4-CHLORO-.ALPHA.-PHENYL-O-
83383 CRESOL, PARA, 2,6-DI-TERT-BUTYL-
X9088 CYCLOHEXENE, 1-METHYL-4-(1-METHYLETHENYL)-, (R)-
X3027 DENATURED ALCOHOL
82202 DIFLUOROETHANE, 1,1-
25145 DIOXANE, 1,4-
81390 DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL
M3417 DODECANAMIDE, N,N-BIS(2-HYDROXYETHYL)-
81668 DODECYL BENZENE SULFONIC ACID
M2187 ETHANAMINIUM, N-(4-((4-(DIETHYLAMINO)PHENYL)PHENYLMETHALENE)-2,5-CYCLOHEXADIEN-1-YLIDENE)-N-ETHYL, MOLYBDATETUNGSTATEPHOSPHATE
T1293 ETHANE, 1,2-DICHLOROTETRAFLUORO-
X1511 ETHANESULFONIC ACID, 2-(2-(2-(P-(1,1,3,3-TETRAMETHYLBUTYL)PHENOXY)ETHOXY)ETHOXY)-, SODIUM SALT
24615 ETHANOL, 2,2'-IMINODI-
04980 ETHANOL, 2-AMINO
31500 ETHYL ALCOHOL
32385 ETHYLENE GLYCOL
32550 ETHYLENE OXIDE
M0700 FATTY ACIDS, TALL-OIL
91095 FE, IRON-MF UNKNOWN
M5228 FISH LIVER OIL
M4011 FLUORESCEIN, 2',4',5',7'-TETRAIODO-, DISODIUM SALT
X8654 FOODSTUFFS-IMITATION AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS
33640 FORMALDEHYDE
X6309 FORMALDEHYDE, MIXT. WITH METHYLPHENOL
M1495 FRAGRANCES
80542 FUMES, SILICA
X3140 GENTAMICIN
80530 GLUCITOL, D-
X3093 GLUCONIC ACID, COMPD. WITH 1,1'-HEXAMETHYLENEBIS(5-(P-CHLOROPHENYL)BIGUANIDE) (2:1), D-
84349 GLUTARALDEHYDE
35085 GLYCEROL
32500 GLYCOL STEARATE
X7669 GLYCOLS, POLYETHYLENE
X6693 GLYCOLS, POLYETHYLENE, MONO(NONYLPHENYL) ETHER
X8533 GLYCOLS, POLYETHYLENE, MONO(P-NONYLPHENYL) ETHER
X8317 GLYCOLS, POLYETHYLENE, MONOSTEARATE
X7313 GLYCOLS, POLYETHYLENE-POLYPROPYLENE
83291 GRAMICIDIN
A1262 HEXADECANOL, 1-, ACETATE
X8191 HUMAN BLOOD
X8247 HUMAN FECES,
X8176 HUMAN NEC (FLUIDS, WASHINGS, SMEARS, ETC.)
X8257 HUMAN URINE
Y1045 HYDROCARBON WAXES (PETROLEUM), CLAY-TREATED MICROCRYST.
38605 HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
T0381 HYDROXYZINE HYDROCHLORIDE
82262 HYDROXYZINE PAMOATE
69090 HYPOCHLOROUS ACID, SODIUM SALT
80200 IODIC ACID (HIO3), POTASSIUM SALT
80950 IRON HYDROXIDE SULFATE (FE4(OH)2(SO4)5)
M1463 IRON OXIDE (FE2O3)
40987 ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
83734 ISOSTEARIC ACID
91120 KETONES
X3017 KIESELGUHR
X9352 KIESELGUHR, SODA ASH FLUX-CALCINED
80051 LANOLIN
X9018 LANOLIN, ETHOXYLATED
84544 LEAD OXIDE (PBO2)
80441 LECITHINS
80298 MAGNESIUM OXIDE (MGO)
80268 MENTH-1-EN-8-OL, PARA-
44870 MERCURY
47700 METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER
M1872 METHACRYLIC ACID, DIESTER WITH TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL
33565 METHANE, TRICHLOROFLUORO-
45930 METHANOL
M0603 MINERAL OIL
Y1085 MINERAL OIL, LIGHT U.S.P.
Y1079 MINERAL OIL, U.S.P.
X3705 NEOMYCIN
X3700 NEOMYCIN, SULFATE (SALT)
M0260 NITRILOTRIETHANOL, 2,2',2"-
50865 NITROGEN
50870 NITROGEN OXIDE (NO2)
M4279 OCTADECANOIC ACID, PENTACHLORO-, METHYL ESTER
82934 OIL, COCONUT
80169 OIL, COTTONSEED
80680 OIL, PEPPERMINT
52190 OLEIC ACID
X6960 ORANGE TERPENES
M1218 ORANGE, OIL
M0006 OXYGEN
82948 PALMITIC ACID, ISOPROPYL ESTER
T1542 PARAFFIN OILS
37630 PENTANEDIOL, 2-METHYL-, 2,4-
81455 PENTYLPHENOL, PARA-TERT-
80109 PETROLATUM
X7094 PHENOL, 4,4'-ISOPROPYLIDENEDI-, DIMETHACRYLATE
82100 PHENOL, 4-ALLYL-2-METHOXY-
80083 PHENOL, 4-CHLORO-3,5-DIMETHYL-
A1355 PHENOL, 5-CHLORO-2-(2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXY)-
83660 PHENOL, TERT-BUTYL-4-METHOXY-
58520 PHOSPHORIC ACID
83514 PHOSPHORIC ACID, DISODIUM SALT
83818 PHOSPHORIC ACID, MONOSODIUM SALT
80249 PHTHALIC ACID, BENZYL BUTYL ESTER
80248 PHTHALIC ACID, DIBUTYL ESTER
59465 PIGMENTS
M2302 PODOCARPA-7,13-DIEN-15-OIC ACID, 13-ISOPROPYL-
81939 POLYMYXIN B
81938 POLYMYXIN B SULFATE
60440 POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE
X9079 POTASSIUM OXIDE K2O
M1761 POTASSIUM TITANIUM FLUORIDE
X9566 2-PROPENOIC ACID, 2-METHYL-, ETHYL ESTER, HOMOPOLYMER
63525 PROPYLENE GLYCOL
X7540 PYRROLIDINONE, 2-, 1-VINYL-, POLYMERS, COMPD. WITH IODINE
X1752 ROSIN, HYDROGENATED, METHYL ESTER
80507 SACCHARIN
48320 SALICYLIC ACID, METHYL ESTER
X6493 SILICA, AMORPHOUS
68657 SILICIC ACID, DISODIUM SALT
M1055 SODIUM BISULFITE
84425 SODIUM FLUORIDE
69070 SODIUM HYDROXIDE
81990 SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE
69230 SODIUM NITRITE
80224 SODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, TETRA
69470 SODIUM SULFITE
82789 SODIUM XYLENESULFONATE
M0682 SOYBEAN OIL
84063 SQUALANE
69735 STANNOUS FLUORIDE
X8553 STARCH
69740 STEARIC ACID
81884 STEARIC ACID, MAGNESIUM SALT
X6970 STYRENE, POLYMERS
70845 SULFUR
81663 SULFURIC ACID DISODIUM SALT
X2676 SULFURIC ACID, CALCIUM SALT (1:1), DIHYDRATE CAS#=10101414
X5886 SULFUROUS ACID, DISODIUM SALT
71055 TALC
84313 THEOPHYLLINE, COMPD. WITH ETHYLENEDIAMINE
82026 THYMOL IODIDE
M0877 TIN OXIDE (SNO2)
M0913 TITANIUM OXIDE (TIO2)
73300 TOLUENE
M2235 TOLUENESULFONIC ACID, META-, 6,6'-(1,4-ANTHRAQUINONYLENEDIIMINO)-DI-, DISODIUM SALT
M3033 TOLUIDINE, N,N-DIMETHYL-, PARA-
M1492 TRIAZINE-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-TRIONE, 1,3-DICHLORO-, SODIUM SALT, S-
80076 TRIPHOSPHORIC ACID, PENTASODIUM SALT
P0640 ULTRASOUND
82058 UNIDECENOIC ACID, 10-, ZINC SALT
80231 UREA
80150 VITAMIN K
X5299 WHITE MINERAL OIL (PETROLEUM)
X5683 WHITE PETROLATUM
P0450 X-RADIATION
M1183 XANTHAN GUM
77190 ZINC OXIDE
X5686 ZINC OXIDE (ZNO)
77220 ZINC SULFATE
82214 ZINC SULFIDE

*The agents listed for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agents were observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries.

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