POSTURE ANALYSIS OF DENTISTS PERFORMING VARIOUS DENTISTRY JOBS

Authors

  • Jitesh Sood Centre of Excellence in Industrial and Product Design, Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to Be University), Chandigarh, India,
  • Vibha Bhatia Centre of Excellence in Industrial and Product Design, Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to Be University), Chandigarh, India
  • Jagjit Singh Randhawa Department of Production & Industrial Engineering, Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to Be University), Chandigarh, India

Keywords:

MSDs, Postures, Dentists, Positions, Pain

Abstract

Inspite of the efforts made through Ergonomics, the work of dentists had not been eased to fullest. The objective of present study was to introduce the chest rest to ease the work of dentists and thereby decrease musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in dentists. This experiment was conducted on dentists during their working time by studying the postures of dentists using different positions.

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Published

2019-02-28

How to Cite

Sood, J. ., Bhatia, V., & Randhawa, J. S. (2019). POSTURE ANALYSIS OF DENTISTS PERFORMING VARIOUS DENTISTRY JOBS. International Journal of Technical Innovation in Modern Engineering & Science, 5(2), 30–34. Retrieved from https://ijtimes.com/index.php/ijtimes/article/view/2238

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2019): Vol. 5 No. 2: Volume 5 Issue 2 (February-2019)

Section

Articles