Skip to the main content

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


Full text: croatian pdf 115 Kb

page 237-242

downloads: 810

cite


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

https://hrcak.srce.hr/225823

Publication date:

3.10.2019.

Article data in other languages: croatian

Visits: 2.158 *