Dentists Ergonomic Knowledge and Attitudes in North-Est Region, Romania

Lucia Bârlean; Ioan Dănilă; Iulia Săveanu

Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation (Apr 2012)

Dentists Ergonomic Knowledge and Attitudes in North-Est Region, Romania

Lucia Bârlean,
Ioan Dănilă,
Iulia Săveanu

Affiliations

Lucia Bârlean: Discipline of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Gr. T. Popa" - Iasi, Romania
Ioan Dănilă: Discipline of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Gr. T. Popa" - Iasi, Romania
Iulia Săveanu: Discipline of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Gr. T. Popa" - Iasi, Romania

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 40 – 43

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The ergonomic education of the dental health-care personnel must focus on the considerable occupational health risks. Aim. The aim of this study was to assess the dentists’ knowledge and attitudes towards ergonomics during dental health-care. Methods A questionnaire-based study was conducted including 152 dentists (72,4%-females, 27,6%-males) aged between 25-65 years, from North-Est Region, Romania. The questionnaire included 13 questions related to ergonomic practices in the dental office. Data were statistically analysed using the SPSS 14.0 program and chi-square test

Published in Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

ISSN: 2066-7000 (Print); 2601-4661 (Online)
Publisher: Romanian Society of Oral Rehabilitation
Country of publisher: Romania
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: http://www.rjor.ro/

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