A Study to Assess the Musculoskeletal Pain among Dental Postgraduate Students in Bangalore City, India Vanishree N1, Jeswin J2, Chaithra V3, Naganandini4 1Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, The Oxford Dental College, Bangalore, India 2Post Graduate student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, The Oxford Dental College, Bangalore, India 3Post Graduate student, Department of PublicHealth Dentistry, The Oxford Dental College, Bangalore, India 4Professor, Head of Department, Department of Public Health Dentistry, The Oxford Dental College, Bangalore, India Online published on 26 February, 2013. Abstract Introduction Dentists are usually included among the professionals with a higher incidence of musculoskeletal diseases in the course of their professional life. The aim of the present study is to assess the musculoskeletal pain from the aspect of Physical Ergonomics, dealing with working postures of Dental postgraduates in Bangalore City. Materials and methods A total of 741 post-graduate dental students were selected for the study. Data were collected through the self administered questionnaire. Results The present study was a descriptive, cross sectional questionnaire survey. 57.7% of the post-graduates worked for 8 hours a day and 48.6% of them treated 6–10 patients per day. The neck was the most frequently affected area (18.5%). Conclusion Knowledge about the scope of ergonomics and prophylaxis, as well as health and safety measures at the place of work, should be imparted professionally during under-graduate and post-graduate training. Top Keywords Musculo-skeletal pain, Ergonomics, Dental post-graduates. Top |