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Occupational Medicine 1996;46:65-68
© 1996 Society of Occupational Medicine

Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Dentists in a Dental School

B. E. Moen*, and K. Bjorvatn{dagger}

* Division of Occupational Medicine, University of Bergen Ulriksdal 8c, N-5009 Bergen, Norway
{dagger} The School of Dentistry, Department of Dental Research, University of Bergen Årstadveien 17, N-5009 Bergen, Norway

A cross-sectional study of symptoms from the musculoskeletal system among employees in a school of dentistry was performed. A questionnaire was answered by 139 dentists, dental auxiliaries and office workers, e.g. 68% of the employees. The answers from the dentists were compared to the answers from all the other employees. No significant differences in musculoskeletal symptoms between the dentists and the other employees were found. Female dentists reported more musculoskeletal symptoms than did male dentists. No difference was found comparing the occurrence of musculoskeletal symptoms among female dentists and females in the reference group. This indicates that the symptoms are not related to the work as a dentist, but to female working conditions in general or to factors outside work.

Received       21 April 1995
Accepted       12 October 1995

Correspondence and reprint requests to: B. E. Moen, Division of Occupational Medicine, University of Bergen, Ulriksdal 8c, N-5009 Haukeland Hospital, Norway


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