An investigation of ergonomic interventions in dental hygiene work

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 175-184

  Smith, Christy A ^a   Sommerich, Carolyn M ^a   Mirka, Gary A ^a   George, Mary C ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental hygienists; Intervention; Musculoskeletal discomfort

Indexed keywords

DENTISTRY; MUSCLE; VIDEO CAMERAS;

FLEXIONS;

ERGONOMICS;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ASSISTANT; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MONITOR; MOUTH; MOUTH HYGIENE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK; NECK PAIN; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TELEVISION CAMERA; TOOTH; WORKING TIME;

EID: 0036191935     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(01)00060-6     Document Type: Article

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