Page 39 - COS-FOD2015

Compend. Oral Sci:vol1(5);2015;32-39

Figure 2: Working hours in clinic per week among dentist in UiTM (n=25)

Ninety two percent of the respondents respodents were muscular pain-free and
were reported to experience muscular pain on claimed to practise several dental ergonomic in
various areas. Figure 3 shows the prevalence daily work. The dental ergonomic they practised
of muscular pain based on the areas of body is listed in table 1.
they perceived. The remaining 8% of the

Figure 3: Musculoskeletal pain among dentists in UiTM based on its location

35