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KMID : 1023420120120060558
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2012 Volume.12 No. 6 p.558 ~ p.565
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Dental hygienists Work on the Impact of Factors Associated with Musculoskeletal Pain
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Kim Min-A
Seo Hwa-Jeong
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to work related musculoskeletal disorders are a major. Occupational disease of the dental care profession is no exception. The survey was self-reported questionars of 300 dental hygienists that 268 dental hygienists reply to self-reported survey. This study results are as follows: Subjects of research analyzing the degree of physical musculoskeletal disorders pain, shoulder 90.3%, neck 89.2%, leg 83.6%, 81.7% back, hand/wrist/fingers 75.7%, arm/elbow, according to 52.8%. Therefore the work province of the research object people the musculoskeletal disorders appeared different. Generally characteristic was taller dental hygienists lower back pain and were out of less weight, study subjects had neck and arm pain. 29∼33 year-old age the shoulder, over the age of 34 the arm/elbow to be high (p＜0.05). Working environment to become a career, the more hand/wrist/fingers and the pain increased (p＜0.05). The neck, shoulders (p＜0.05), arm (p＜ 0.01), waist high in the 3∼4 years experience. And leg/foot was in the 1∼2 years experience. This increase in working hours had increased pain in the neck but the hand/wrist/finger pain in the small hours of experience in the high pain(p＜0.01). Conclusion of the musculoskeletal disorders of the dental hygienists often than the average for this risk is recognized. When it occurs early in treatment can be simple, but time is left to revert to normal when you do not already. Therefore, maintaining proper posture and dental hygienists, pain or fatigue appeared to accumulate immediately treated continued efforts are needed.
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KEYWORD
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Dental hygienist, Musculoskeletal pain
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