Abstract:
Increasing evidence suggests that musculoskeletal disorders are common in workers in
the health care industry. Many literatures suggest that dentists are at high risk of work
related musculoskeletal disorder. So, the objective of this research was carried out to
identify the prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders among dentists of
Bangladesh. Method: The prospective quantitative research was carried out to
accomplish the objective of the study. 40 participants among the dentists were selected
as simple random sampling technique. The investigator used a mix of both structured and
semi-structured questionnaire and participants were requested to give opinion based on
the structure of the question. Data were numerically coded and put in both Excel and
SPSS 16.0 version software program. Descriptive statistics was performed to obtain the
result of the study. Results: The result of the study shows that n=32, (80.0%) participants
have had Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorder (WRMD) and male shows greater
prevalence n=21, (65.6%). The participants who were in between 30-37 years most
commonly suffered from WRMD n=11, (34.4%). Greater prevalence of WRMD of dentists were n=9, (28.1%) who had body weight more than 75 kg. The duration of job
experience have been played a vital role in development of WRMD. Dentists who had job
experience in between 7-10 years n=10, (31.2%) most commonly suffered by the
WRMD. Most frequent first experience of WRMD n=10, (31.2%) participants had job
experience first 5 years of work. Most common symptom was pain n=20, (62.5%) and the
most affected body part was neck n=18, (56.2%). N=12, 37.5% participants have repeated
exposure that means participants had to perform same task repeatedly over a long period
of time where as n=9, (28.2%) used to maintain awkward or cramped position. An initial
diagnosis was performed among n=8, (25.0%) cases. The diagnosis of the disease reveals
that positive cervical spondylosis n=6, (18.8%) and PLID n=2, (6.2%). Just n=8, (25.0%)
