Ergonomic Comparison of Four Dental Workplace Concepts Using Inertial Motion Capture for Dentists and Dental Assistants
Autor: | Eileen M. Wanke, Christian Maurer-Grubinger, David A. Groneberg, Werner Betz, Fabian Holzgreve, Laura Fraeulin, Doerthe Brueggmann, Daniela Ohlendorf, Jasmin Haenel, Albert Nienhaus, Christina Erbe |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
Dental practice
medicine.medical_specialty Ergonomic risk Inertial motion capture kinematic analysis Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Dentists Dental Assistants Article medicine Humans Musculoskeletal Diseases Workplace dental work concepts business.industry Dental Assistant dentist Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human factors and ergonomics Working time Occupational Diseases Physical therapy Medicine RULA dental assistant Ergonomics business |
Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 10453, p 10453 (2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 19 |
ISSN: | 1661-7827 1660-4601 |
Popis: | When the inventory is arranged in a dental practice, a distinction can be made between four different dental workplace concepts (DWCs). Since the prevalence of musculoskeletal diseases in dental professionals is very high, preventive solution need to be investigated. As the conventionally used DWCs have, to date, never been studied in terms of their ergonomics, this study aims to investigate the ergonomic risk when working at the four different DWCs. In total, 75 dentists (37 m/38 f) and 75 dental assistants (16 m/59 f) volunteered to take part in this study. Standardized cooperative working procedures were carried out in a laboratory setting and kinematic data were recorded using an inertial motion capture system. The data were applied to an automated version of the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA). Comparisons between the DWCs and between the dentists and dental assistants were calculated. In all four DWCs, both dentists and dental assistants spent 95–97% of their working time in the worst possible RULA score. In the trunk, DWCs 1 and 2 were slightly favorable for both dentists and dental assistants, while for the neck, DWC 4 showed a lower risk score for dentists. The ergonomic risk was extremely high in all four DWCs, while only slight advantages for distinct body parts were found. The working posture seemed to be determined by the task itself rather than by the different inventory arrangements. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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