Subjective symptoms and risk assessment of musculoskeletal disorders of the dental hygienists

Kim, Jung-Hee; Yoo, Wang-Keun

doi:10.13065/jksdh.2012.12.1.067

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“…This point is somewhat inconsistent with the results from Kim and Yoo [14] that 45.9% had pain in the shoulders, 31.7% in the neck, 28.8% in the hands/wrist/fingers, 27.9% in the waist, 27.2% in the legs/feet, and 11.6% in the arms/elbows. Scaling caused the most serious pain among dental hygienists, followed by surgical assistance (periodontal surgery, oral surgery, implant, and other minor surgeries) and assistance to treatment (preservation, installation of prosthesis, infant treatment, orthodontic treatment).…”

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Research on the Level of Job Stress and Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Presence of Pain from Work in Dental Hygienists

Kang

2015

IJBSBT

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Research on the Level of Job Stress and Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Presence of Pain from Work in Dental Hygienists

Kang

2015

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“…37 In the case of physical hazards, 27.8% of participants were at high risk and 51.5% were at medium risk, with 46.8% found to be high-risk individuals of "musculoskeletal pain," the highest among all items (Figure 2). As a dental hygienist is an occupation with a high risk of musculoskeletal pain, 38,39 repetitive and static scaling works put a strain on the muscles and joints of the worker. 40 According to a study by Liss et al 41 the more a dental hygienist performed scaling, the more musculoskeletal pain occurred.…”

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Occupational hazards among dental hygienists: Risk level assessment of scaling work

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Chung

Lim

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Int J Dental Hygiene

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Objectives This study aimed to classify occupational hazards of ultrasonic scaling by factor and to identify the distribution of occupational risk levels of the study participants according to occupational hazards. In addition, the relationship between the general characteristics of dental hygienists and the occupational risk level of scaling was investigated. Methods This study was conducted on 237 dental hygienists. Exposure frequency and the degree of work loss were investigated on a five‐point scale for each of the 15 occupational hazards of scaling. Results Among occupational hazards, the proportion of high‐risk individuals for biological hazards (32.9%) was the highest. Dental clinics (33.6%) were found to have a higher proportion of high‐risk individuals than dental hospitals (16.5%) (p < 0.05). The proportion of high‐risk individuals was higher in the absence of an infection control coordinator (33.9%) (p < 0.05) and infection control education in the preceding 2 years (28.6%) (p < 0.05). Conclusion To create a safe dental work environment, appropriate measures according to the risk level and measurement of occupational risk should be discussed.

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“…각 변수들의 기준 값은 육체적 부담은 "견딜만함", 건강상태는 "건강하다", 1주일간 스케일링 건수는 "5회 이 하", 작업대 높이는 "적당하다", 실내온도는 "보통", 소음정 도는 "보통", 진료시술 자세, 진료협조 자세는 "아니오"를 연구대상자의 지난 1년간 근골격계 통증 유병 율은 83.9%이 었다. 이는 선행연구 3,5,7,19) 에서 나타난 86.3%-73.2%의 근골격 계 증상(통증) 유병율과 비슷한 수준이었다. 국내 타 직종의 근골격계 증상(통증) 유병 율 수준과 비교하면 필리핀 이주노동 자 84.0% 15) , 물리치료사 77.9% 26) , 교향악단 연주자 79.6% 10) , 간호사 66.3% 6) , 작업치료사 55.9% 5) .…”

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“…본 연구에서 작업대 높이가 적당한 군에 비해 보통인 군 의 교차 비(odds ratio)는 0.49(95% CI, 0.26-0.92)이었다. 선행 연구에서는 작업대 높이가 낮을 때 근골격계 자각 증 상 호소 율이 높았다고 보고하였다 19,28) . 작업대 높이가 불편 한 경우 41.8%, 적당한 경우 38.8%, 보통인 경우 19.5% 16) 순으로 본 연구와 일치하였다.…”

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“…이러 한 근골격계 통증은 발생률이 증가되는 산업의학적 질환으 로 근골격계 통증이 적절히 관리 되지 못한다면 노동력 상 실과 환자에 대한 진료의 질과 근무의욕, 전반적인 직무수 행에 직접적인 영향을 주는 것으로 보고하였다 15,18) . 기존 연 구에서 근골격계 통증 관련요인 5,11,12) 과 근골격계 자각증상 에 관한 연구 4,8,13,19,20)…”

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The related factors of severity of musculo-skeletal pain in the dental hygienists based on PRECEDE model

eun¹,

Park²

2015

J Korean Soc Dent Hyg

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Objectives:The purpose of the study is to investigate the musculo-skeletal pain prevalence and severity in the dental hygienists based on PRECEDE model. Methods: A self-reported questionnaire was completed by 483 dental hygienists in Gwangju from September 13 to October 12, 2013. Data were analyzed by frequency analysis, chi-square test, t-test, and multiple logistic regression analysis using SPSS 18.0 program. Musculo-skeletal pain severity was classified from 1 to 5 by PRECEDE model. The questionnaire consisted of six questions of the general characteristics of the subjects, one question of musculo-skeletal pain prevalence, one question of body part musculo-skeletal pain prevalence, one question of subjective health status, three questions of activities of daily living, six questions of working environment, one question of musculoskeletal system diseases knowledge, two questions of social support, two questions of education experience and data use method, and five questions of necessity of health education. Results:The prevalence rate of musculo-skeletal pain within a year was 83.9% and 22.8% of the dental hygienists complained of severe pain. The odds ratio of moderate pain severity was 1.99(95% CI, 1.10-3.60) and the odds ratio of unhealthiness was 3.27 (95% CI, 1.35-7.94). The odds ratio of pain severity in those working for 4-6 years was 0.21(95% CI, 0.08-0.57). The odds ratio of pain severity in those practicing 6-10 scaling cases per day was 0.33(95% CI, 0.17-0.65). The odds ratio of pain severity in wrist turning and bending was 3.56(95% CI, 1.19-10.62). Conclusions:The muscolu-skeletal pain severity in the dental hygienists was closely associated with subjective health condition, work duration, the number of scaling practice activity, and a treatment posture. Regular physical checkup for the dental hygienists will improve the musculo-skeletal pain due to scaling practice.

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Subjective symptoms and risk assessment of musculoskeletal disorders of the dental hygienists

Cited by 10 publications

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Research on the Level of Job Stress and Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Presence of Pain from Work in Dental Hygienists

Research on the Level of Job Stress and Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Presence of Pain from Work in Dental Hygienists

Occupational hazards among dental hygienists: Risk level assessment of scaling work

The related factors of severity of musculo-skeletal pain in the dental hygienists based on PRECEDE model

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