Ergonomic Evaluation of Dental Professionals As Determined By Rapid Entire Body Assessment Method in 2014

Statement of the problem: in dentistry, incorrect working posture is the most important cause of musculoskeletal disorders. purpose: the aim of this research was to evaluate the work postures of general dentists and specialists using rapid entire body assessment (reba) method. materials and method: in this cross-sectional study, work postures were assessed in 90 dentists by employing reba method. stratified sampling method was used. data were analyzed by analysis of variance (anova), independent t-test and pearson’s correlation test in spss 19. results: the results showed that work postures of 90% of dentists were at moderate- to high-risk levels. among the specialists, periodontists, pedodontists and oral and maxillofacial surgeons had the worst body postures. conclusion: in general, dentists’ working postures need improvement and consequently, a more comprehensive ergonomic training and promotion is required in dentistry curriculum at universities.