Oral Health and Dental Management

Musculoskeletal disorders among dentists: Causes and prevention

28^th Annual American Dentistry Congress

March 20-22, 2017 Orlando, USA

Haneen S Nasrallah

Batterjee Medical College, Saudi Arabia

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Oral Health Dent Manag

Abstract:

Musculoskeletal disorders are injuries that affect the human support system of muscles, ligaments, tendons, nerves, etc. The dental every day's procedures demand maintenance of occupational posture and high attention on the field which makes the dentist susceptible to a various number of musculoskeletal injuries and long term disorders. MSD doesn�??t only affect dentists physically but it also affect them psychologically and the quality of their dental treatment. Knowing the causes of MSD will help the dentist to stay healthy and prevent any career ending injuries. By the end of the lecture dentists will come to the knowledge of the harming practical habits, most common disorders and their treatments and most importantly the preventive measures they must follow.

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Email: haneen.nassrallah@gmail.com