dental students working posture

What is it about?

Dentists are susceptible to Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) due to prolonged static postures. To prevent MSDs, working postures of the dental students should be assessed and corrected in early career life. The aim of this study was to determine the ergonomic risk of dental students using Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) tool.

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Why is it important?

prevalence of musculoskeletal pain reports among dental students implies importance of ergonomic evaluation during dental working. The purpose of this study was to ergonomicly evaluate body postures of dental students at workplace, to determine the risk of acquiring musculoskeletal disorders