TY - JOUR ID - 44564 TI - Ergonomic Assessment of Exposure to Musculoskeletal Disorders Risk Factors among Dentists of Shiraz, Iran JO - Journal of Dentistry JA - DENTJODS LA - en SN - 2345-6485 AU - Hosseini, Amene AU - Choobine, Alireza AU - Razeghi, Mohsen AU - Pakshir, Hamid Reza AU - Ghaem, Haleh AU - Vojud, Mina AD - Dept. of Ergonomics, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. AD - Research Center for Health Sciences, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. AD - Dept. of Physical Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. AD - Dept. of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. AD - Dept. of Epidemiology, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS), Shiraz, Iran. AD - Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Y1 - 2019 PY - 2019 VL - 20 IS - 1 SP - 53 EP - 60 KW - Musculoskeletal disorders KW - dentistry KW - Risk Assessment DO - 10.30476/dentjods.2019.44564 N2 - Statement of the Problem: In dental profession, exposure to risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders raises the probability of musculoskeletal injuries in different parts of the body.Purpose: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), assess the risk of MSDs, and determine the risk factors of musculoskeletal injuries among dentists of Shiraz city.Materials and Method: In this cross-sectional study, 136 dentists of Shiraz city were randomly selected. The data were collected by Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire (NMQ). Ergonomic assessment of exposure to MSDs risk factors was carried out by assessment of repetitive tasks (ART) technique. In order to assess dentists’ exposure to MSDS risk factors, the method of ART (ART) was adopted. This method has been designed to assess the risk of those tasks, which require repetitive motion of upper limb, especially hands and arms. The collected data were analyzed through SPSS Software (version. 22). The study regarded p value of UR - https://dentjods.sums.ac.ir/article_44564.html L1 - https://dentjods.sums.ac.ir/article_44564_6fb45ec58345cf724075233b0cee5868.pdf ER -