36^th Annual World Dentistry Summit

Dental Ergonomics

Dental Ergonomics is the study to define work related musculoskeletal disorders, risk factors and stressful individual behaviours in dentistry which lead to injures and implementing preventive strategies. These problems can be avoided by increasing awareness of the postures used during the work, redesigning the work station to promote neutral positions, examining the impact of instrument use on upper extremity pain, and following healthy work practices to reduce the stress of dental work on the practitioner’s body.