Occupational hazards among dental surgeons in IIUM Kuantan
Introductions: Dental professionals may be at risk for exposure to numerous occupational hazards. These include the bloodborne pathogens, pharmaceuticals, ergonomic hazards, noise, vibration and workplace violence. Therefore, this study aims to assess the awareness level, experience and preventive m...
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2020
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/83822/1/Poster_OSH%20DSSC.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/83822/6/83822%20Occupational%20hazards%20among%20dental%20surgeons%20in%20IIUM%20Kuantan.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/83822/ |
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| Summary: | Introductions: Dental professionals may be at risk for exposure to numerous occupational hazards. These include the bloodborne pathogens, pharmaceuticals, ergonomic hazards, noise, vibration and workplace violence. Therefore, this study aims to assess the awareness level, experience and preventive measure taken in minimising occupational hazard.
Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan involving dental surgeons by using universal sampling. A self-administered validated questionnaire was distributed, and a descriptive analysis was performed.
Results: The majority of participants (82%) declared that they had correct posture while practising dentistry. However, 66.7% of the participants revealed that they bend their neck during procedures. The most-reported pain area was at the shoulder and neck, followed by the back region. Surprisingly, about 10% of participants had been diagnosed with a serious condition such as prolapse disc L5, cervical spondylitis, and degenerative disc C4/C5/C6. Most of the participants took specific preventive measures in order to minimise occupational hazards.
Conclusions: Although the level of occupational hazards’ awareness among dental surgeons is high, however, the majority of them had experienced physical health problems. Hence, most of the participants took preventive measures in order to minimise occupational hazards. |
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