Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Indian Dentists: A Pilot Survey with Assessment by Rapid Entire Body Assessment

Bhagwat, Sumita; Hegde, Sameeksha; Mandke, Lalitagauri

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“…Repetitive small ranges of motion involved in dental practice can lead to occupational hazard(s) and its relief is the primary objective of dental ergonomics. 10 In the present study, significant differences were observed between knowledge scores (p=0.01) while awareness scores regarding ergonomics were found to be insignificant. The significant knowledge scores are in agreement to Vyas K et al11 and Desai V et al12 Good awareness regarding ergonomics was seen only among 19.3% of dental interns, and the results are in disagreement to Jadhav HC et al 13 Since ergonomics is not included in the Dental Council of India (DCI) curriculum, therefore such differences in scores were observed while comparing the results of the present study with other studies present in the literature.…”

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Evaluating Knowledge, Awareness and Behaviour Among Dental Interns Regarding Ergonomics in Dentistry: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Andrew¹,

Narang²,

Aggarwal³

et al. 2020

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INTRODUCTION: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are one of the main reasons that force dentists to retire early from their practice. AIM: To assess the knowledge, awareness and behaviour among dental Interns in central and southern India regarding Ergonomics in DentistryMATERIALS AND METHOD: This cross-sectional study collected data using a questionnaire (pre-tested and pre-validated) amongst dental interns studying in various dental colleges in and around Central India. Participation in the study was voluntary and the questionnaire was divided into 4 sections with a total of 22 close ended questions. Data was anlayzed using SPSS version 21.0; descriptive statistics were applied followed by the unpaired samples t-test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multivariate logistic regression.RESULTS: The study consisted of 800 dentists, with most having fair knowledge (50.1%) and awareness (49.7%) regarding proper ergonomic posture (knowledge scores showed a significant statistical association). Most interns reported that they sometimes (41.5%) practiced dentistry ergonomically, while only 5.5% reported doing it always (significant difference, p=0.01*). A positive, linear, great strength of association (r: +0.7) and a significant relationship (p = 0.04) was found between knowledge and awareness scores using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. CONCLUSION: Dental awareness programmes are advised to educate dentists about the impending threat of MSDs if dentistry is not practiced ergonomically.

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Evaluating Knowledge, Awareness and Behaviour Among Dental Interns Regarding Ergonomics in Dentistry: A Cross-Sectional Survey

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Narang²,

Aggarwal³

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“…Several repetitive small ranges of motions are involved in dental practice. 9 Prevention of the occupational hazards is the primary objective of dental ergonomics. Posture reflects the position of an individual which they maintain in space via his bone-muscle-skeletal system.…”

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Awareness Among Dentists Regarding Ergonomics in Dental Practice: A Cross-sectional Survey

Kshirsagar¹,

Vishwakarma²,

Dodamani³

et al. 2018

Journal of Oral Health and Community Dentistry

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Background: Dentistry is a highly skilled profession, requires high concentration within a confined working environment, which requires different postural variations. Ergonomics is an applied science concerned with designing products and procedures for maximum efficiency and safety in dental practice.Aim: To assess the awareness of dentists towards ergonomics. Materials and methods:The present study was conducted among dentists of Dhule city which is cross-sectional, Maharashtra, India. A structured, self-administered questionnaire consisting of 19 closed-ended and one opened ended questions was administered to 135 dentists out of whom 109 responded. Out of 109 dentists, 33 were MDS. Thirty-eight were BDS and 38 were postgraduate students (PG). PG students were selected from the dental institute. The collected data were tabulated and subjected to analysis using appropriate statistical tests.Result: Though there was statistically no significant difference regarding awareness of ergonomics in between MDS, BDS and PG students, it was seen that there was awareness present among dentists, but its incorporation in their practice was lacking. Several disorders like musculoskeletal disorders have been seen till date because of improper ergonomics. Conclusion:Present study concludes that the majority of the dentists were having the knowledge and positive attitude towards ergonomics, but there was a lack of positive behavior towards it. It's a need of the hour to implement ergonomics strongly in the day to day life. Spreading awareness regarding ergonomics is necessary.

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“…To assess the risk and exposure of MSDs, Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) score sheet, [5] Quick Exposure Check (QEC) [6] have been used respectively by 10-15 minutes observing each study subject during different dental operating procedures by the researcher. REBA is a postural targeting method for estimating the risks of work related entire body disorders; which gives a rapid, reliable and detailed assessment of the complete body postural risks to any individual who is involved in distinct and repetitive work pattern [7] and the tool QEC assess the exposure to musculoskeletal risk factors of back, shoulders and arms, hands and wrists, and neck before and after an ergonomic intervention. After data collection analysis of data was performed by using SPSS software (Version 22).…”

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Risk and Exposure of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Dental Surgeons Working in Dhaka City

Sultana

Mian

Rubby³

2019

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Background: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the most important occupational health problems particularly in dental professionals. Dentists are among the workers who are more often susceptible to this disorder, as because their work includes risk factors that may lead to this disorder. The study aims to determine the prevalence of MSDs among dental surgeons , also the risk and exposure of this disorder by assessing job postures and the correlation between them. Methods : This cross sectional study was conducted among purposively selected 86 dental surgeons working in eight different tertiary level public and private hospitals in Dhaka city. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection, where Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire(NMQ) used which records the prevalence of MSDs in terms of musculoskeletal symptoms and to assess the risk and exposure of MSDs, Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) score sheet, Quick Exposure Check (QEC) have been used respectively by 10- 15 minutes observing each study subject during different dental operating procedures. After data collection analysis of data was performed by using SPSS software (Version 22). Results : More than 63 % and 47 % of the participants reported pain and discomfort in at least one body region in the last 12 months and the last 7 days respectively. The major affected part was neck, followed by lower back, shoulders and hands / wrists. In different field of specialization among the study subjects musculoskeletal symptoms were highest in oral and maxillofacial surgeons followed by general practitioners, orthodontists, endodontists, prosthodontists. The exposure assessment (QEC) showed that a small percentage (22.1%) have acceptable exposure, where 30.2%, 47.7% had medium exposure and high exposure respectively. Whereas the risk assessment (REBA) showed that 59.3% of the participants were in medium risk group that necessitates further investigation and needs to implement change. Pearson’s correlation test indicated that there is a strong positive correlation between the current exposure and the risk (r = 0.832) and the relationship between exposure and risk of MSDs was found to be highly significant as p < 0.01. Highly significant association found between risk level according to REBA score and the exposure level according to QEC score with MSDs ( as p value < .01). Conclusion: This study concludes that high prevalence of MSDs and high risk levels as well as exposure levels according to REBA and QEC, suggest inappropriate and incorrect ergonomic postural habits existing among the dental surgeons which necessitates further investigation and attention on this issue to combat with this disorder among dental professionals. Update Dent. Coll. j: 2019; 9 (1): 3-7

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Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Indian Dentists: A Pilot Survey with Assessment by Rapid Entire Body Assessment

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Evaluating Knowledge, Awareness and Behaviour Among Dental Interns Regarding Ergonomics in Dentistry: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Evaluating Knowledge, Awareness and Behaviour Among Dental Interns Regarding Ergonomics in Dentistry: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Awareness Among Dentists Regarding Ergonomics in Dental Practice: A Cross-sectional Survey

Risk and Exposure of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Dental Surgeons Working in Dhaka City

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