Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Hamadan General Dental Practitioners

Introduction & Objective: Musculoskeletal disorders are one of the most common causes of occupational injuries in most countries. The aim of this study was evaluation of musculoskeletal disorders prevalence among Hamadan general dental practitioners. Materials & Methods: 71 dentists of Hamad...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Ahmadi Motemayel, Hamidreza Abdolsamadi, Ghodratollah Roshanaei, Sadegh Jalilian
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Published: Hamadan University of Medical Sciences 2012-12-01
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Online Access:http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-178-en.html
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spelling doaj-da7ff6e303f2437692099e69d7b843cf2020-11-25T04:10:51ZfasHamadan University of Medical Sciencesپزشکی بالینی ابن سینا2588-722X2588-72382012-12-011936166Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Hamadan General Dental PractitionersFatemeh Ahmadi Motemayel0Hamidreza Abdolsamadi1Ghodratollah Roshanaei2Sadegh Jalilian3 Introduction & Objective: Musculoskeletal disorders are one of the most common causes of occupational injuries in most countries. The aim of this study was evaluation of musculoskeletal disorders prevalence among Hamadan general dental practitioners. Materials & Methods: 71 dentists of Hamadan city were participated in this cross sectional descriptive study. Data were collected with standard Nordic questionnaire and were analyzed with t-test and chi square by using SPSS 16 software. Results: 64.8 % of the dentists had one type of musculoskeletal disorders. The most common disorders in the past 12 months among the dentists were neck (49.7 %), wrist and hand (47.8 %), shoulder (29.6%), upper back (23.9 %), lower back (49.7 %), knees (14.1 %) and elbow, (1.41%) respectively. Conclusion: The most prevalent disorders among dentists were neck, wrist and hand. Implementation of educational programs in this regard for dentists seems to be necessary.http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-178-en.htmldentistshamadanmusculoskeletal disorders
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author Fatemeh Ahmadi Motemayel
Hamidreza Abdolsamadi
Ghodratollah Roshanaei
Sadegh Jalilian
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Hamidreza Abdolsamadi
Ghodratollah Roshanaei
Sadegh Jalilian
Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Hamadan General Dental Practitioners
پزشکی بالینی ابن سینا
dentists
hamadan
musculoskeletal disorders
author_facet Fatemeh Ahmadi Motemayel
Hamidreza Abdolsamadi
Ghodratollah Roshanaei
Sadegh Jalilian
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title Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Hamadan General Dental Practitioners
title_short Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Hamadan General Dental Practitioners
title_full Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Hamadan General Dental Practitioners
title_fullStr Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Hamadan General Dental Practitioners
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Hamadan General Dental Practitioners
title_sort prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among hamadan general dental practitioners
publisher Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
series پزشکی بالینی ابن سینا
issn 2588-722X
2588-7238
publishDate 2012-12-01
description Introduction & Objective: Musculoskeletal disorders are one of the most common causes of occupational injuries in most countries. The aim of this study was evaluation of musculoskeletal disorders prevalence among Hamadan general dental practitioners. Materials & Methods: 71 dentists of Hamadan city were participated in this cross sectional descriptive study. Data were collected with standard Nordic questionnaire and were analyzed with t-test and chi square by using SPSS 16 software. Results: 64.8 % of the dentists had one type of musculoskeletal disorders. The most common disorders in the past 12 months among the dentists were neck (49.7 %), wrist and hand (47.8 %), shoulder (29.6%), upper back (23.9 %), lower back (49.7 %), knees (14.1 %) and elbow, (1.41%) respectively. Conclusion: The most prevalent disorders among dentists were neck, wrist and hand. Implementation of educational programs in this regard for dentists seems to be necessary.
topic dentists
hamadan
musculoskeletal disorders
url http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-178-en.html
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