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Noise Exposure

The levels of sound around a dental center have serious ramifications for the clients as

well as the practitioners. The significant effects of the noise levels can be determined by testing

the sound pressures emanating from the sound sources. Tabulating the varying values is

important towards the elimination of the other factors that might be negative towards the study.

The noise exposure assessment was instrumental in understanding the general effects of the

conditions on the health of the individuals as well as the practitioners in the dental facility.

Analyzing the induction capability and the sharpness analysis offers the opportunity to

understand the real effects of the variables. The paper will, therefore, analyze the graph that was

developed as a result comparison and tabulation of the different variables and their effects on the

patients and practitioners.

Analyzing the Graph

The graph variables used in the study were the frequency as the independent variable and

sound pressure as the dependent variable (Ma, Wong, & Mak, 2017). The graph indicates that

sound frequency is directly proportional to the levels of sound pressure. The graph indicates that

a recorded increase in the sound frequency causes the sound pressure to increase. The increase is

recorded to an optimum level. The proportional change is true until the levels of sound pressure

get to an optimum level. A further increase in frequency after the optimum levels leads to

decreased levels of sound pressure. The reduced pressure indicates the point where the sensitivity

of the frequency to the ear has reduced. That is the point where the effects are felt.
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Conclusion

The frequency of the sound, therefore, plays a very significant role in determining the

effects that will be exerted on both the clients and the professionals at the dental clinics. The

clinics should thus endeavor to include efforts that are meant to reduce the frequencies to

manageable levels.
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Reference

Ma, K. W., Wong, H. M., & Mak, C. M. (2017). Dental Environmental Noise Evaluation and

Health Risk Model Construction to Dental Professionals. International journal of

environmental research and public health, 14(9), 1084.