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Volume 6, Issue 9 (Suppl)

Dentistry 2016

ISSN: 2161-1122 Dentistry, an open access journal

Euro Dental Congress 2016

October 24-26, 2016

October 24-26, 2016 Rome, Italy

Euro Congress on

Dental & Oral Health

Muhammad Hasan Hameed, Dentistry 2016, 6:9 (Suppl)

Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among dentists in Karachi, Pakistan

Muhammad Hasan Hameed

Aga Khan University, Pakistan

Objectives:

Work-related musculoskeletal pain is commonly experienced various health care professionals and dentists are one of

them. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among dentists in Karachi

and to identify the associated risk factors.

Materials & Methods:

A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among different dental colleges in Karachi during the

period of 1 month. Self-administered questionnaire was distributed among 230 dental practitioners for data collection. SPSS version

20.0 was used for statistical analysis. Descriptive statistics was computed and associations of interest were analyzed using chi-square

test. Level of significance was kept at ≤0.05.

Results:

Out of 230 distributed forms, 190 filled survey forms were received. Eight forms were excluded from the study due to

incomplete data. The overall prevalence of MSDs in the present study was found to be 75.8%. High prevalence of MSDs was reported

in neck (58.8%) followed by lower back (51.6%), shoulders (49.5%), wrists/hands (36.3%) and upper back (34.6%). Statistically

significant relationship was found between MSDs and age, specialty, no. of years of practice, awkward posture adaptation and working

posture maintained for more than half an hour per patient.

Conclusions:

Within the limitations of this study, prevalence of MSDs is very high among practicing dentists in Karachi. Most

commonly reported sites are neck followed by shoulder, wrists, upper and lower back. The most frequent reasons for MSDs reported

were both the lack of rest and static postures maintained for more than half an hour per patient.

Biography

Muhammad Hasan Hameed has completed his BDS in 2012 from Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi and has been working as Resident in Aga Khan

University, Karachi.