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This Postural Education<\/strong> training to improve and prevent musculoskeletal disorders is addressed at dentists, hygienists, implant specialists, orthodontists, periodontists, assistants\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n There is a high prevalence of MSDs amongst dental professionals due to the specific ergonomic risk factors involved. Those factors aren\u2019t going away any time soon and in fact they are worsening as \u201cnew emergent risks\u201d together with psychosocial risks. We should highlight the prolonged forced postures (PFPs) during clinical procedures with patients.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Most dental schools do not teach students how to perform a procedure on a patient without compromising the neck, back and shoulders. As a result of that, most of the professionals in their workplace bend over and turn in a harmful way for long periods of time. Those common bad postures (moving the head up and down with torsions) are forced postures that usually lead to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).<\/span><\/p>\n So, it is extremely important to learn how to achieve and maintain healthy clinical working practices <\/strong> that don\u2019t interfere with your daily life or your ability to perform your job, considering clinical procedures as the main activity of these professions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/optimalworkposture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fondo-Posturas-Forzadas.jpg” custom_padding=”||280px||false|false” background_last_edited=”on|tablet” background_image_tablet=”https:\/\/optimalworkposture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fondo-Posturas-Forzadas-Movil.jpg” background_enable_image_tablet=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”15px” header_2_font=”|300|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#ef7b00″ header_2_font_size=”35px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The 6 possible ergonomic risks <\/strong> that might cause MSDs are: Manual Handling of Loads, Push and Pull, Forced Postures, Repetitive Movements, Sustained Localised Muscle Effort, Data Visualisation Screens.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Of all of those we are going to focus on Forced Postures (FP)<\/strong>, as they are considered the first and most relevant risk within the dental profession.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Musculoskeletal disorders include many injuries to muscles, tendons, nerves, joints, ligaments, <\/strong> etc. which are generally located in the back, neck, shoulders, elbows, and wrists.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][dipl_image_card_carousel slider_loop=”on” show_arrow=”on” arrows_position=”outside” arrows_custom_padding=”0px|10px|82px|10px|false|true” arrow_color=”#E09900″ cards_per_slide_tablet=”2″ cards_per_slide_phone=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_align=”center” title_text_color=”#E09900″ title_font_size=”14px” content_font_size=”12px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-202px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_css_free_form=”selector .dipl_image_card_title{|| display:none !important;||}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Standing forced postures<\/p>\n [\/dipl_image_card_carousel_item] Standing forced postures<\/p>\n [\/dipl_image_card_carousel_item] Standing forced postures<\/p>\n [\/dipl_image_card_carousel_item] Sitting forced postures<\/p>\n [\/dipl_image_card_carousel_item] Sitting forced postures<\/p>\n [\/dipl_image_card_carousel_item] Sitting forced postures<\/p>\n [\/dipl_image_card_carousel_item] Sitting forced postures<\/p>\n [\/dipl_image_card_carousel_item] Sitting forced postures<\/p>\n [\/dipl_image_card_carousel_item] Sitting forced postures<\/p>\n [\/dipl_image_card_carousel_item] Sitting forced postures<\/p>\n [\/dipl_image_card_carousel_item] [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”\/en\/#beneficios” button_text=”Find out more” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”16px” button_text_color=”#000000″ button_border_width=”2px” button_border_color=”#ef7b00″ button_border_radius=”0px” button_font=”|600|||||||” custom_margin=”30px||||false|false” animation_style=”bounce” animation_direction=”left” animation_duration=”1250ms” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WHO FOR, WHY?This Postural Education training to improve and prevent musculoskeletal disorders is addressed at dentists, hygienists, implant specialists, orthodontists, periodontists, assistants\u2026 There is a high prevalence of MSDs amongst dental professionals due to the specific ergonomic risk factors involved. 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