Arheiam Arheiam, Ingafou Mohamed
Lecturer Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya, Phone: 00218924126742, e-mail:
Department of Oral Medicine, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya.
J Contemp Dent Pract. 2015 Jan 1;16(1):31-5. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-1631.
To investigate the prevalence of the most common occupation-related health problems as well as factors associated with their incidence among dental practitioners.
A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey of Libyan dental practitioners. Participants provided information regarding their experience of occupationally related problems they encountered over the past 12 months which included inquiries about musculoskeletal pain, percutaneous injuries, allergy, eye and sight problems, and hearing problems.
Musculoskeletal problems were the most frequently reported (48.2%), followed by percutaneous injuries (35%), eye problems (22%), allergy (11%) and hearing problems (7.6%). Musculoskeletal problems were significantly higher among dentists who work in private sector, full timer as well as those who prefer to work in a sitting position (p=0.021, 0.027 and 0.008, respectively). Practitioners with less than 5 years in service reported significantly higher percentage of percutaneous injuries (p=0.027) than their senior counterparts, whereas practitioners who spent more than 10 years in service were more likely to suffer from visual disturbances (p=0.033).
The findings of this study indicate that musculoskeletal problems and percutaneous injuries are the most commonly reported occupational health problems among dentists, whereas allergic reactions and hearing problems are the least reported ones.
Dentists should use alternate working positions to minimise musculoskeletal problems and adopt more effective strategies to prevent percutaneous injuries particularly among novices.
调查牙科从业人员中最常见的职业相关健康问题的患病率及其发病相关因素。
对利比亚牙科从业人员进行基于问卷调查的横断面研究。参与者提供了过去12个月中他们遇到的职业相关问题的信息，包括有关肌肉骨骼疼痛、经皮损伤、过敏、眼睛和视力问题以及听力问题的询问。
肌肉骨骼问题报告最为频繁（48.2%），其次是经皮损伤（35%）、眼睛问题（22%）、过敏（11%）和听力问题（7.6%）。在私营部门工作的牙医、全职牙医以及喜欢坐着工作的牙医中，肌肉骨骼问题显著更高（分别为p=0.021、0.027和0.008）。从业少于5年的从业者报告的经皮损伤百分比显著高于资深同行（p=0.027），而从业超过10年的从业者更易出现视觉障碍（p=0.033）。
本研究结果表明，肌肉骨骼问题和经皮损伤是牙医中最常报告的职业健康问题，而过敏反应和听力问题报告最少。
牙医应采用交替工作姿势以尽量减少肌肉骨骼问题，并采取更有效的策略预防经皮损伤，尤其是在新手当中。
