Occupational Health Problems among Dentists in Croatia

Dentists?? Health Influencing Psycho-Physiological Factors during Work

“…90% of dentists feel pain after work. The pain is mostly located in the back (respondent's note that in lumbar and neck regions pain focuses the most), head, arms and legs [2][3][4][5][6][7].…”

Occupational health hazards in contemporary dentistry – a review

“…Rambabu and Suneetha compared the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among physicians, surgeons and dental surgeons and found that musculoskeletal pain was most prevalent among dental surgeons, 61% [16]. the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among Croatian dentists varied from 55.8 % (pain in legs and feet) to 78.3 % (pain in upper back) [12].…”

“…Chemical hazards can cause numerous adverse reactions like allergies, toxic reactions, hypersensitivity, chemical injuries and burns, reproductive problems, etc. [12,23]. Gloves containing latex are the main causes of the allergic skin irritation, but dental materials, detergents, lubricating oils, solvents, and Xray processing chemicals could lead to an allergic skin reaction [8].…”

“…physical hazards in dental medicine include lights, noise, vibration, heat, trauma and radiation (ionizing and non-ionizing). physical hazards can cause sight and hearing disorders and health problems related to radiation, vibration, heat and injuries [12,43].…”

“…numerous papers have been published on occupational health problems among dental health care providers and the most commonly reported health complaints are problems with musculoskeletal system, injuries, allergic reactions, sight and hearing disorders and exposure to different dental materials and biological agents [6,[10][11][12][13]. Taking this into account, occupational hazards in dental medicine can be grouped as biological, biomechanical, chemical, physical and psychological [14,15].…”