Have you experienced back or neck pain associated with DH work? |
379 total votes |
|
| 87% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 13% |
| b. No |
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Have you experienced hand, wrist or shoulder pain associated DH with work? |
302 total votes |
|
| 82% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 18% |
| b. No |
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Which operator stool do you currently use? |
280 total votes |
|
| 2% |
| a. Orascoptic |
|
| 0% |
| b. Link |
|
| 1% |
| c. Crown |
|
| 11% |
| d. Dentec |
|
| 2% |
| e. Royal |
|
| 2% |
| f. Ergo Comfort Seating |
|
| 3% |
| g. Salli Saddle stool |
|
| 0% |
| h. Scandex saddle stool |
|
| 79% |
| i. Other |
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Do you use an operator chair with arm rests? |
303 total votes |
|
| 6% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 94% |
| b. No |
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While working, where are your forearms? |
302 total votes |
|
| 29% |
| a. Parallel to the ground |
|
| 51% |
| b. Slanted slightly upward |
|
| 20% |
| c. Slanted slightly downward |
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What is your seated position? |
300 total votes |
|
| 63% |
| a. Thighs parallel to the floor |
|
| 36% |
| b. Hips higher than thighs |
|
| 1% |
| c. Knees higher than hips |
|
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Is you operator stool adjustable? |
299 total votes |
|
| 85% |
| a. Up and down only |
|
| 1% |
| b. Up and down and arm rests |
|
| 13% |
| c. Up and down, arm rests, and back |
|
| 1% |
| d. Not adjustable |
|
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What is the delivery system for your operatory? |
298 total votes |
|
| 27% |
| a. Rear delivery |
|
| 53% |
| b. Side deliver |
|
| 20% |
| c. Over the patient delivery |
|
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What is your primary seating position? |
299 total votes |
|
| 75% |
| a. From the side of the patient |
|
| 3% |
| b. Facing the patient |
|
| 22% |
| c. From the back of the patient |
|
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For the maxillary arch, what is your primary seated position? |
300 total votes |
|
| 14% |
| a. 8 o'clock position |
|
| 27% |
| b. 9 o'clock position |
|
| 25% |
| c. 10 o'clock position |
|
| 26% |
| d. 11 o'clock position |
|
| 8% |
| e. Another position |
|
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For the mandibular arch, what is your primary seated position? |
301 total votes |
|
| 22% |
| a. 8 o'clock position |
|
| 28% |
| b. 9 o'clock position |
|
| 15% |
| c. 10 o'clock position |
|
| 28% |
| d. 11 o'clock position |
|
| 8% |
| e. Another position |
|
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Do you need to perch on the edge of your chair to work? |
303 total votes |
|
| 55% |
| a. Sometime |
|
| 15% |
| b. Often |
|
| 31% |
| c. Never |
|
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Do you ever stand while working? |
301 total votes |
|
| 71% |
| a. Occasionally |
|
| 3% |
| b. Some with each patient |
|
| 27% |
| c. Never |
|
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Does wearing loupes while working reduce your back and neck pain? |
303 total votes |
|
| 38% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 8% |
| b. No |
|
| 54% |
| c. Don't wear loupes |
|
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Have you ever purchased your own loupes? |
296 total votes |
|
| 43% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 57% |
| b. No |
|
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Have you ever purchased your own light? |
300 total votes |
|
| 6% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 94% |
| b. No |
|
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Have you ever purchased your own operator chair? |
304 total votes |
|
| 4% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 96% |
| b. No |
|
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Are you willing to attend a seminar demonstrating ergonomically-correct operating procedures and equipment? |
304 total votes |
|
| 42% |
| a. Yes, and I am willing to pay for it |
|
| 48% |
| b. Yes, if my office paid for it |
|
| 10% |
| c. No |
|
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If improving ergonomics means learning to use new equipment and working in new positions, what are you willing to do? |
303 total votes |
|
| 77% |
| a. I am willing to learn and change |
|
| 19% |
| b. I am somewhat willing to learn and change |
|
| 4% |
| c. I am willing to learn and change only if I had to |
|
| 1% |
| d. Not interested in changing |
|
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Would your employer invest in ergonomically-designed equipment for you? |
300 total votes |
|
| 13% |
| a. Yes, even for more expensive than average equipment |
|
| 44% |
| b. Yes, if it didn't cost more than average equipment |
|
| 43% |
| c. No |
|
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Which of the following needs to be changed first to improved DH ergonomics? |
302 total votes |
|
| 23% |
| a. Instruction in DH school |
|
| 15% |
| b. Continuing education |
|
| 17% |
| c. Patient chair |
|
| 22% |
| d. Operator stool |
|
| 13% |
| e. Delivery system |
|
| 3% |
| f. Instruments |
|
| 8% |
| g. Other |
|
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