Ergonomic risk: social representations of dental students

• Published in: Revista de pesquisa, cuidado é fundamental Vol. 5; no. 6; pp. 36 - 44
• Main Authors: Moura, Luana Kelle Batista, Sousa, Yara Teresinha Correa Silva, Moura, Guilherme César Batista, Matos, Francisca Tereza Coelho, Falcão, Carlos Alberto Monteiro, Monte, Thiago LIma
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro 06-01-2014
• Subjects: Occupational risk, Dentistry, Social psychology
• ISSN: 1809-6107; 2175-5361
• DOI: 10.9789/2175-5361.2013.v5i6.36-44

Objective: To learn the social representations of ergonomic risk prepared ​​by dental students. Methodology: This exploratory study, subsidized the Theory of Social Representations, with 64 dental students of an educational institution, by means of interviews. The data were processed in Alceste4.8 and lexical analysis done by the descending hierarchical classification. Results: In two categories: knowledge about exposure to ergonomic risk end attitude of students on preventing and treating injuries caused by repetitive motion. For students, the ergonomic risk is related to the attitude in the dental office. Conclusion: Prevention of ergonomic risk for dental students has not been incorporated as a set of necessary measures for their health and the patients, to prevent ergonomic hazards that can result in harm to the patient caused by work-related musculoskeletal disorder, which is reflected in a lower quality practice.