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Assessment Of The Working Posture Among Dental Students To Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders, Eleena Mohd Yusof, Muhamad Amir Hazim Razli, Siti Aisyah Iman Mohd Nasir
Assessment Of The Working Posture Among Dental Students To Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders, Eleena Mohd Yusof, Muhamad Amir Hazim Razli, Siti Aisyah Iman Mohd Nasir
Journal of Dentistry Indonesia
Poor working posture among dental practitioners has been known to cause musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), which are made worse by lengthy procedures and a lack of awareness about the proper working posture.
Objectives: To assess the working posture of clinical dental students to determine if interventions were needed to reduce MSDs.
Methods: The working postures of 225 clinical dental students were recorded and assessed within 10 minutes into procedures from March-December 2019, using the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) method. The results were then statistically analysed using chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests.
Results: Of the 225 students observed, 64 (28.4%; 95% …