Hepatitis B Vaccination HCW — MFDS Part 1 MCQ

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Which hepatitis vaccine is recommended in the UK for a clinical dental healthcare worker whose duties may involve contact with patients’ blood or blood-contaminated sharp instruments?

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Correct answer: D — Hepatitis B vaccine

Hepatitis B vaccine is correct. UKHSA recommends hepatitis B vaccination for healthcare workers who may have direct contact with blood, blood-stained body fluids or tissues, including those at risk of injury from blood-contaminated sharp instruments; clinical dental staff ordinarily meet this risk criterion. This is an occupational-health recommendation rather than a universal statutory mandate. Anti-HBs should be checked 1–2 months after completion of the primary course. Both standard and accelerated schedules may be used, so the course should not be described exclusively as three doses at 0, 1 and 6 months. Hepatitis A vaccination is reserved for other defined risk indications rather than routine dental occupational exposure. There is no hepatitis C vaccine, while hepatitis E vaccination is not routinely recommended for UK dental healthcare workers.

Reference: UK Health Security Agency. Immunisation against infectious disease: Hepatitis B, Green Book Chapter 18, sections ‘Individuals at occupational risk’ and ‘Testing for evidence of immunity after immunisation’, 2026. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66bb6f4749b9c0597fdb0eed/Hepatitis-B-green-book-chapter_18_20240813.pdf