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22.Knowledge and Awareness About the Occupational Hazard Among Dentist in Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi

Syed Muhammad Moosa Raza1, Shafi Muhammad Wassan2, Muhammad Ashar Ahmed1, Kajol Kumari1, Haresh Kumar1 and Ali Muntazir Naqvi3

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the knowledge and awareness regarding the occupational hazard of dentistry professional.

Study Design: Non-probability convenient sampling

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the tertiary care hospital in Karachi, from June 2022 to Jul 2022.

Materials and Methods: This study surveyed a sample of 300 male and female dentists, including final year students, house officers, P.Gs, and specialists. Data was collected from mid-June 2022 to the end of July 2022 using a 39-question closed-ended questionnaire. The study aimed to analyze the responses using SPSS to understand the perceptions and experiences of the dental professionals in different institutions.

Results: Among the participants of the study, about 95% of the participants encircled in 21 to 30year old group, among them majority were females about 78% and 47% found to be undergrad students. Working experience, working hours, frequency of suffering from any of the above hazards, posture of doing RCT, were found to be statistically significant at p value significant at p value<0.001. 300 participants took part in the research in which males were 65(21.7%) in number and females were 234(78%). Musculoskeletal disorder was the main hazard which affects them with a prevalence rate of 59%.

Conclusion: In dentistry, hazards are still prevailing and this is regarded to be the most important issue for the dentist. The dentist is an important part of a country health system and their compromised health will cause a great setback for the country’s people as the clinician will not be able to treat them efficiently.

Key Words: Dentist, hazard, occupational, practice. Behavior, attitude.

Citation of article: Raza SMM, Wassan SM,  Ahmed MA, Kumari K, Kumar H, Naqvi AM. nowledge and Awareness About the Occupational Hazard Among Dentist in Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi. Med Forum 2023;34(5):88-92.