Gowdar Inderjit Murugendrappa, Alfadel Mohammed Khalid, Almakenzi Abdulaziz Ahmed, Alshahrani Ghanem Abdullah, Alanazi Abdullah Ahmed, Alanazi Abdulaziz Abdullah
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdul Aziz University, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia.
College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdul Aziz University, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia.
J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2022 Jul;14(Suppl 1):S938-S942. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_793_21. Epub 2022 Jul 13.
The present study was undertaken to assess the knowledge and practice of ergonomics among dental practitioners in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
A self-administered questionnaire was distributed among dental practitioners through Google Forms. Link of the questionnaire was sent through social media and e-mail. The questionnaire was focused on the awareness of ergonomics and practice of ergonomics during dental practice.
About 97.9% of participants are aware of different operating positions. About 71.7% of participants rate their operating procedure chair positions as good. 52.5% admit they feel numb fingers while working. Many questions were statistically significant according to educational qualification and type of practice ( < 0.050.
Majority of the study population were aware of proper chair positions, correct operating procedures and were practicing four-handed dentistry, maintained proper back support while working, and even performed stretching exercises during clinical working hours.
本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯利雅得牙科从业者对人体工程学的知识和实践情况。
通过谷歌表单向牙科从业者发放一份自填式问卷。问卷链接通过社交媒体和电子邮件发送。该问卷聚焦于牙科实践中人体工程学的认知和实践。
约97.9%的参与者知晓不同的操作姿势。约71.7%的参与者将他们的操作程序椅位评为良好。52.5%承认工作时手指会麻木。根据教育程度和实践类型,许多问题具有统计学意义(<0.05)。
大多数研究对象知晓正确的椅位、正确的操作程序,并在实践四手操作牙科,工作时保持适当的背部支撑,甚至在临床工作时间进行伸展运动。