Have you experienced back or neck pain associated with DH work? |
586 total votes |
|
| 93% |
| Yes |
|
| 7% |
| No |
|
|
Have you experienced hand, wrist or shoulder pain associated DH with work? |
479 total votes |
|
| 84% |
| Yes |
|
| 16% |
| No |
|
|
Which operator stool do you currently use? |
429 total votes |
|
| 1% |
| Orascoptic |
|
| 5% |
| Saddle stool |
|
| 54% |
| Other |
|
| 1% |
| Link |
|
| 2% |
| Crown |
|
| 3% |
| Dentech |
|
| 2% |
| Royal |
|
| 20% |
| A-dec |
|
| 0% |
| Napa |
|
| 11% |
| Pelton & Crane |
|
| 1% |
| Ergo Comfort Seating |
|
|
Do you use an operator chair with arm rests? |
452 total votes |
|
| 6% |
| Yes |
|
| 94% |
| No |
|
|
While working, are your forearms: |
447 total votes |
|
| 32% |
| Parallel to the ground |
|
| 45% |
| Slanted slightly upward |
|
| 22% |
| Slanted slightly downward |
|
|
Is your seated position: |
441 total votes |
|
| 67% |
| Thighs parallel to the floor |
|
| 32% |
| Hips higher than thighs |
|
| 0% |
| Knees higher than hips |
|
|
Is your operator stool adjustable: |
440 total votes |
|
| 35% |
| Up & down only |
|
| 38% |
| Up &down and backrest |
|
| 20% |
| Up & down, backrest and tilting seat |
|
| 5% |
| Up & down, backrest, tilting seat and arm rests |
|
| 2% |
| Not adjustable |
|
|
Is the delivery system for your operatory: |
434 total votes |
|
| 29% |
| Rear delivery |
|
| 48% |
| Side deliver |
|
| 23% |
| Over-the-patient delivery |
|
|
For the maxillary arch, is your seated position primarily: |
437 total votes |
|
| 20% |
| 8 o’clock position |
|
| 31% |
| 9 o’clock position |
|
| 20% |
| 10 o’clock position |
|
| 21% |
| 11 o’clock position |
|
| 8% |
| Another position |
|
|
For the mandibular arch, is your seated position primarily: |
437 total votes |
|
| 20% |
| 8 o’clock position |
|
| 25% |
| 9 o’clock position |
|
| 16% |
| 10 o’clock position |
|
| 28% |
| 11 o’clock position |
|
| 11% |
| Another position |
|
|
Do you need to perch on the edge of your chair to work? |
435 total votes |
|
| 48% |
| Sometimes |
|
| 19% |
| Often |
|
| 33% |
| Never |
|
|
Do you ever stand while working? |
431 total votes |
|
| 73% |
| Occasionally |
|
| 2% |
| Some with each patient |
|
| 25% |
| Never |
|
|
Does wearing loupes while working reduce your back and neck pain? |
432 total votes |
|
| 34% |
| Yes |
|
| 7% |
| No |
|
| 59% |
| Don’t wear loupes |
|
|
Have you ever purchased your own loupes? |
422 total votes |
|
| 34% |
| Yes |
|
| 66% |
| No |
|
|
Have you ever purchased your own stool? |
424 total votes |
|
| 4% |
| Yes |
|
| 96% |
| No |
|
|
Are you willing to attend a seminar demonstrating ergonomically-correct: operating procedures and equipment? |
421 total votes |
|
| 55% |
| Yes, and I am willing to pay for it |
|
| 40% |
| Yes, if my employer pays for it |
|
| 5% |
| No |
|
|
If improving ergonomics means learning to use new equipment and working in new positions, are you: |
419 total votes |
|
| 78% |
| Willing to learn and change |
|
| 19% |
| Somewhat willing to learn and change |
|
| 2% |
| Willing to learn and change only if I had to |
|
| 1% |
| Not interested in changing |
|
|
Would your employer invest in ergonomically-designed equipment for you? |
409 total votes |
|
| 17% |
| Yes, even for more expensive than average equipment |
|
| 40% |
| Yes, if it didn’t cost more than average equipment |
|
| 42% |
| No |
|
|
Which of the following needs to be changed first to improved DH ergonomics? |
399 total votes |
|
| 25% |
| Instruction in DH school |
|
| 17% |
| Continuing education |
|
| 13% |
| Patient chair |
|
| 21% |
| Operator stool |
|
| 14% |
| Delivery system |
|
| 1% |
| Instruments |
|
| 11% |
| Other |
|
|