Alyahya Faisal, Algarzaie Khalid, Alsubeh Yazeed, Khounganian Rita
General Directorate of Medical Services, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Board Resident in Periodontology, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
J Phys Ther Sci. 2018 Jun;30(6):770-776. doi: 10.1589/jpts.30.770. Epub 2018 Jun 12.
[Purpose] The present research was undertaken to investigate the awareness of ergonomics and prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among dental professionals and students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and to find a mean to decrease the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in the future. [Subjects and Methods] A self-administered survey was prepared and disseminated to dental professionals and students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire was focused on the awareness of ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorders. Five hundred and sixty-one participants were included in this survey. [Results] Within the present study, significant differences were noticed among specialists, general practitioners and undergraduate students. Work load (risk factors) had great influence on musculoskeletal disorders in all dental practitioners, and lower back pain was the most common reported disorder among all practitioners. [Conclusion] Most of the respondent dentists seem to work in conditions that aggravate disorders of the musculoskeletal system, the increased prophylactic remedies were directly associated with the increase of the musculoskeletal disorders symptoms. All dentists regardless of their dental specialties, are recommended to apply principles of ergonomics in their daily practice. Moreover, dental ergonomics should be taught to undergraduate students and strictly implemented in the clinics to provide comfortable working environment for all dental professionals.
[目的] 本研究旨在调查沙特阿拉伯利雅得的牙科专业人员和学生对人体工程学的认识以及肌肉骨骼疾病的患病率，并找出未来降低肌肉骨骼疾病患病率的方法。[对象与方法] 准备了一份自填式调查问卷并分发给沙特阿拉伯利雅得的牙科专业人员和学生。该问卷聚焦于对人体工程学和肌肉骨骼疾病的认识。本次调查共纳入561名参与者。[结果] 在本研究中，专科医生、全科医生和本科生之间存在显著差异。工作量（风险因素）对所有牙科从业者的肌肉骨骼疾病有很大影响，下背痛是所有从业者中报告最多的疾病。[结论] 大多数受访牙医似乎在会加重肌肉骨骼系统疾病的条件下工作，预防性治疗方法的增加与肌肉骨骼疾病症状的增加直接相关。建议所有牙医，无论其牙科专业如何，在日常实践中应用人体工程学原理。此外，应向本科生教授牙科人体工程学，并在诊所严格实施，为所有牙科专业人员提供舒适的工作环境。
