Musculoskeletal disorders of the neck and shoulder in dental hygienists and dental hygiene students

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1 Source: Journal of Dental Hygiene, Vol. 81, No. 1, January 2007 Musculoskeletal disorders of the neck and shoulder in ...

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Source: Journal of Dental Hygiene, Vol. 81, No. 1, January 2007 Copyright by the American Dental Hygienists? Association

Musculoskeletal disorders of the neck and shoulder in dental hygienists and dental hygiene students Tim Morse, PhD, CPE, Heather Bruneau, MPH, Claudia Michalak-Turcotte, CDA, RDH, MS, Martha Sanders, MA, OTR/L, Nicholas Warren, ScD, MAT, Jeff Dussetschleger, DMD, Ulysses Diva, MS, Marc Croteau, MD, MPH and Martin Cherniack, MD, MPH Tim Morse, PhD, CPE is an associate professor and ergonomist in the Department of Community Medicine and Ergonomic Technology Center (ErgoCenter). Heather Bruneau, MPH, is a former graduate assistant with the ErgoCenter and is currently a medical student at UConn Health Center. Nicholas Warren, ScD is an assistant professor and ergonomist in the ErgoCenter. Jeff Dussetschleger is a dentist and graduate assistant in the Master of Public Health Program and ErgoCenter. Marc Croteau, MD, MPH is an assistant professor in the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Martin Cherniack is professor and clinical director for the ErgoCenter. All are with the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, CT. Ulysses Diva, MS is a doctoral student in the Statistics Department at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT, and a graduate assistant in the ErgoCenter. Claudia Michalak-Turcotte, CDA, RDH, MS, is an associate professor in the Department of Allied Dental-Dental Hygiene at Tunxis Community-Technical College and University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, CT. Martha Sanders, MA, OTR/L, is an assistant professor of occupational therapy at Quinnipiac College in Hamden, CT.

Purpose. Dental hygienists have been found to have high rates of neck and shoulder disorders, but there is very limited information on risk factors associated with those disorders, the level of risk for students, and the relationship of prior work as dental assistants for dental hygiene students. This study examines self-reported and physician-diagnosed neck and shoulder pain. Methods. A cohort consisting of 27 dental hygiene students with no prior dental occupation experience (mean age 24, 6.2 SD), and 39 dental hygiene students with prior experience as dental assistants (mean age 28, 6.0) and 94 experienced dental hygienists (mean age 46, 8.8) completed a questionnaire on risk factors and self reported pain, and were examined by a physician in reference to upper extremity findings and diagnoses. Analysis included tabular, trend, and logistic regression analysis. Results. There were significant differences for risks, symptoms, and physician findings. Risk factors had a stepwise progression for students, student/assistants, and experienced dental hygienists, including working with a bent neck often or very often (79%, 89%, 96%, respectively, p
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