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Occupational Hazards Among Dental Surgeons In Karachi
Nabeel Naeem Baig1, Sajid Atif Aleem2
1Department of Research and Evaluation, College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP), Karachi.
Objective:
To determine the frequency of different occupational hazards among dental surgeons in Karachi.
Study Design:
Cross-sectional survey.
Place And Duration Of Study:
Amulticenter study conducted at Ameen Diabetic and Dental Hospital, Dental OPD, Karachi Medical and Dental College, and Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi, from February to March 2014.
Methodology:
Dentists, practicing in different areas of Karachi, were given a self-administered questionnaire. It comprised of a form containing information about the socio-demographic profile of dentists and questionnaires regarding occupational hazards experienced in practice.
Results:
Atotal of 130 dentists, involved in clinical practice, were randomly selected. There were 45 (35%) males and 85 (65%) females. The average age was 39 ±5.76 years. Out of 130 dentists, 93.8% (122/130) had occupational hazard during practice. Cervical back pain was observed in 81.96% dentists followed by knee / elbow joint pain in 53.27%, eye infection in 44.615%, impaired hearing in 40.98%, psychological stress in 41.80% and material allergy was 12.29%.
Conclusion:
Various spinal and joint pains, eye infections, impaired hearing, stress and material allergy represented occupational hazard to 93.8% of the surveyed dentists.
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