Prevalence and determinants of (work-related) musculoskeletal disorders among dentists - A cross sectional evaluative study

Conclusions: The prevalence of both MSDs and WMSDs was found to be high. Dentists with higher BMI, higher qualifications, lack of breaks, having poor workstations and higher REBA and QEC scores, whose job tasks involve continuous inspection, frequent bending of elbow joints, frequent repetitive motions, tasks that require them to reach distances greater than 20 inches and tasks that involve twisting of the waist are at a higher risk of developing MSDs.
Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - Category: Dentistry Authors: Source Type: research