Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2018 Nov;25(31):30793-30801. doi: 10.1007/s11356-017-8615-3. Epub 2017 Feb 23.
Ergonomics is the scientific study of people and their working environment. Dentistry is a profession that generally produces various musculoskeletal disorders. If ergonomic principles are applied in the field of dentistry, it helps to prevent occupational ergonomic health hazards and provides more comfort to the dentist and patient. To assess knowledge, attitudes, and practice of ergonomics during routine dental procedures among undergraduates of Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University, cross-sectional study was conducted among dental students of Tanta University during the year 2015-2016 using a predesigned selfadministered questionnaire. Knowledge, attitude, and practice were assessed by 16, 5, and 6 questions, respectively. The study included 479 dental students, of them, 291 (60.8%) were females, 359 (74.9%) were from urban areas, and 359 students (74.9%) were 22 years old and below. Only one quarter of the students had good knowledge whereas nearly half of the students (48.9%) had fair knowledge concerning ergonomics. Out of the participants, 84.8% had positive attitudes and 95.4% had poor practice of ergonomics. Only 48.9% of the studied students had fair knowledge regarding ergonomics; also 5% only of students practice it. But about 84.8% of students have a positive attitude towards studying ergonomics. Dental students need to ensure involving ergonomics in the routine dental practice. This may be achieved via addition of ergonomics in their curriculum.
工效学是对人和他们的工作环境的科学研究。牙科是一个普遍会产生各种肌肉骨骼疾病的职业。如果在牙科领域应用工效学原理,可以帮助预防职业工效学健康危害,并为牙医和患者提供更多的舒适感。为了评估坦塔大学牙科学院本科生在常规牙科操作中对工效学的知识、态度和实践,在 2015-2016 年期间,对坦塔大学的牙科学生进行了横断面研究,使用预先设计的自我管理问卷。知识、态度和实践分别通过 16、5 和 6 个问题进行评估。研究共包括 479 名牙科学生,其中 291 名(60.8%)为女性,359 名(74.9%)来自城市地区,359 名学生(74.9%)年龄在 22 岁及以下。只有四分之一的学生具有良好的知识,而近一半的学生(48.9%)对工效学有一般的了解。在参与者中,84.8%的人持积极态度,95.4%的人在工效学实践中表现不佳。只有 48.9%的被研究学生对工效学有一定的了解;只有 5%的学生实践它。但是,大约 84.8%的学生对学习工效学持积极态度。牙科学生需要确保将工效学纳入常规牙科实践中。这可以通过在他们的课程中增加工效学来实现。
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