Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.31306/s.61.3.1
A study in occupational safety in dental medicine
Doris Polegubić
; Veleučilište u Rijeci, Rijeka, Hrvatska
Kristina Dundović
; Veleučilište u Rijeci, Rijeka, Hrvatska
Abstract
In view of the incidence of injuries at work, occupational diseases and diseases related to work, dental medicine is classified as a high risk profession. As there is no detailed data regarding the state of occupational safety for this profession in Croatia, an online survey was conducted involving 201 participants with the objective to identify the actual state of occupational safety in dental medicine. The survey included dental professionals in private practice and those employed in public health clinics. The survey focused on three areas of interest: ergonomics, training for safe work, and injuries at work. The results lead to the conclusion that the health, as well as the education of the dentists regarding ergonomics and occupational safety in Croatia, is not to be commended which helps explain the total number of injuries at work sustained by the participants in the study.
Keywords
dental medicine; occupational safety; training; ergonomics
Hrčak ID:
225823
URI
Publication date:
3.10.2019.
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