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PPT : Dental Practice for Ergonomic Applications

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* What is Ergonomics?
* What are the Consequences of Poor Ergonomics?
* What Policies/Standards Address Ergonomics?
* How can Ergonomic Principles Be Applied to Dental Practice?

What is Ergonomics?
ERGONOMICS is a way to work smarter–not harder by designing tools, equipment, work stations and tasks to fit the job to the worker–NOT the worker to the job
Improving pilot performance via optimal layout / type of controls & displays
Recent interest: Improving comfort, health & productivity via workstation design
–Lighting & Temperature
–Process (Heights, reaches, weights)
Application of Ergonomics in Design

Ergonomic Design Goals
* Improve job process by eliminating unnecessary tasks, steps & effort
* Reduce potential for overexertion injury
* Minimize mental / physical fatigue potential
* Leverage workers’ skills / knowledge of their jobs to re-design work to increase their satisfaction, comfort, morale and fulfillment

Consequences of Poor Design
* Discomfort ? Chronic Pain
* Accidents ? Injuries
* Fatigue ? Increased Errors
* Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs)
+ Low back pain
+ Tendonitis
+ Epicondylitis
+ Bursitis
+ Carpal tunnel syndrome

U.S. Navy Ergo-Injuries
Source: OSHSYS RAW DATA FY 89 to FY 97
Non Ergonomic Related Cases Declined
Ergonomic – Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Chrondromalacia, Back Strain, Multiple Strain
WMSDs in Dentistry

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