Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Upper Egypt Dental Scociety

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Department of General practitioner at Sohag Teaching Hospital

2 Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health - Ain Shams University

3 Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry- Minia University

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in group dentists in 
Upper Egypt. Subjects and methods: a total of 430 dentists were included in the current study after 
sample size calculation. They were randomly selected from four governorates in Upper Egypt (Bani 
Sweif Minia, Assuit, and Sohag). Data were collected by face-to-face interview and email using prevalidated questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of 2 parts; first part demonstrates sociodemographic 
and 2nd part assess musculoskeletal disorders and treatments received of participants (5 questions).
Results: revealed high response rate among participant (93%). About 40.3% have complain related to 
Wrist /Hand, 53.8% have complain related to neck/shoulder, 54.8% have complain related to low/ high 
back, 52.5% have complain related to knees, ankles, and feet and 12.8% have treatment for 
musculoskeletal disorders. Conclusion: Dentists in Upper Egypt have obvious musculoskeletal problems. 
Unfortunately, these shortages in knowledge and practice are a real cause of the musculoskeletal disorder.

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Minia Journal of Medical Research
Volume 32, Issue 1
January 2021
Pages 107-111

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