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Hindi Research Article
Assessment of Ergonomic Decencies; at Work Dentists
Shahbaz Ahmed1, Naseer Ahmed2 and Saba Faruqui3*
1Department of operatives, Ishrat Ul Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Pakistan
2Department of Prosthodontics, Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine, Pakistan
3Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine, Pakistan
- *Corresponding Author:
- Dr. Saba Faruqui
BDS, Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine
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Karachi, Pakistan
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E-mail: Sabafaruqui23@gmail.com
Received Date: April 04, 2016; Accepted Date: May 07, 2016; Published Date: May 14, 2016
Citation: Ahmed S, Ahmed N, Faruqui S (2016) Assessment of Ergonomic Decencies; at Work Dentists. J Interdiscipl Med Dent Sci 4:196. doi: 10.4172/2376-032X.1000196 J Interdiscipl
Copyright: © 2016 Ahmed S, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Background: To evaluate work place efficiency and prevalence of musculoskeletal problems in practicing local dentists.
Materials and methods: This multicenter cross sectional study was conducted in duration of one year, a total of 66 dentists, who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria participated in this study. The Data collection was obtained by means of a structured questionnaire to evaluate ergonomics. The variables evaluated were: presence of pain, affected zones, gender, small breaks between work.
Results: After statistical analysis it was state that higher numbers of practicing dentists were suffering from musculoskeletal problems of some kind.
Conclusion: It is important to increase the awareness regarding the term ergonomics so dentists can be release from doing work in an awkward posture and can provide high quality service without threatening their professional careers.
