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The Development of Musculoskeletal Disorders during Undergraduate Dentistry Studies—A Long-Term Prospective Study

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  • Martin Kapitán

    (Department of Dentistry, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, and University Hospital Hradec Králové, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic)

  • Lenka Hodačová

    (Department of Preventive Medicine, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic)

  • Eva Čermáková

    (Department of Medical Biophysics, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic)

  • Stanislav Machač

    (Department of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Charles University, Second Faculty of Medicine, and University Hospital Motol, 150 06 Prague, Czech Republic
    Institute of Sports Medicine, 150 00 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Jan Schmidt

    (Department of Dentistry, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, and University Hospital Hradec Králové, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic)

  • Nela Pilbauerová

    (Department of Dentistry, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, and University Hospital Hradec Králové, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic)

Abstract

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) frequently occur among dental practitioners and present a significant occupational burden with an early onset in the dentists’ career. This study aimed to analyze the five-year development of self-reported overall MSDs among the dentistry students during the course of their studies and to assess the possible influence of the risk as well as protective factors. The questionnaire inquiry was performed among the first-year dentistry students, regarding the occurrence of MSDs and the presence of potential risk and protective factors. The same students were followed, and they filled in the same questionnaire in the middle and at the end of their studies. A total of 73 dentistry students and 28 general medicine students participated. The occurrence of the overall MSDs statistically significantly increased from 30.1% at the beginning of the first year to 45.2% at the end of the fifth year among the dentistry students. The top-level sport was statistically significantly associated with the higher occurrence of MSDs in the fifth year and with the development of new MSDs between the first and the fifth year. This longitudinal prospective evaluation showed a significant increase in the MSDs occurrence among the dentistry students during their studies.

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  • Martin Kapitán & Lenka Hodačová & Eva Čermáková & Stanislav Machač & Jan Schmidt & Nela Pilbauerová, 2021. "The Development of Musculoskeletal Disorders during Undergraduate Dentistry Studies—A Long-Term Prospective Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(14), pages 1-14, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:14:p:7662-:d:597068
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    1. Lenka Hodačová & Nela Pilbauerová & Eva Čermáková & Stanislav Machač & Jan Schmidt & Jan Hodač & Martin Kapitán, 2022. "The Prevalence and Development of Neck and Lower Back Pain and Associated Factors in Dentistry Students—A Long-Term Prospective Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(14), pages 1-12, July.
    2. Wita Anggraini & Dewi Ranggaini & Annisaa Putri Ariyani & Indrani Sulistyowati, 2024. "World Trends in Dental Ergonomics Research: A Bibliometric Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(4), pages 1-21, April.

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