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🦷 Physical and Wellness Assessment Tool for Dental Hygienists

 Dental hygienists (ages 21–60) working full or part-time in clinical dental environments. Take a few minutes of your time to complete the following questionnaire.

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Self-Assessment Questionnaire 📝


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How often do you experience pain in your neck, back, or shoulders?

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2. Do you experience fatigue or discomfort after a full workday?

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3. How would you rate your posture during dental hygiene procedures?

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Pre-Assessment Goals Based on your answers, identify your commitment to the following practices

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I will correct my posture by adjusting my chair and patient positioning.

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I will take a 5-minute break every hour

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I will stretch my wrists and shoulders before and after work

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Post-Assessment Revisit these questions after 2–4 weeks of applying your wellness plan.

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How often do you now experience pain in your neck, back, or shoulders?

rate it on a scale of 1-5. 1- Never 2- Rarely 3- Occasionally 4-Frequently 5- Always
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Do you experience fatigue or discomfort after a full workday?

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How would you rate your posture during procedures now?

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Action: How can your colleagues/tools help support these goals?

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 Physical Activity Plan- These activities can be integrated before, during, or after work.

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Neck Stretch—Side Bends Instructions: Sit or stand upright. Gently tilt your head toward your shoulder until you feel a stretch on the opposite side. Hold for 15–20 seconds on each side. Reps: 3x each side

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Wrist Flexor Stretch Instructions: Extend your arm in front of you, palm up. Use your opposite hand to gently pull your fingers back toward your body. Hold: 15 seconds per side Reps: 3x each hand

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Seated Thoracic Extension Instructions: Sit on a chair. Place hands behind your head. Arch your upper back over the chair back and look upward. Reps: 5 reps Hold: 5 seconds

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Shoulder Rolls Instructions: Roll your shoulders forward for 10 reps, then backward for 10. Reps: 2 sets of 10 (each direction) Helps release built-up tension in traps and upper back.

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Hamstring Stretch (Seated) Instructions: Sit on the edge of a chair and extend one leg straight out. Lean forward from the hips with a straight back until you feel a stretch. Hold: 20 seconds each leg

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American Dental Association. Ergonomics for Dental Professionals. ADA, 2022.


Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). ‘‘Musculoskeletal Disorder and Workplace Factors’’ U.S. Dept. of Labor, 2020


‘Ergonomic Exercise Breaksa for Dental Hygienists. ‘’RDH Magazine, vol 41, no. 6, 2021, pp. 18-22


“Neck and Shoulder Stretches.’’ Verywell Health,

https://www.verywellhealth.com/neck-stretches-7557800


Shahid, H., et al. (2019). Work-related musculoskeletal disorder in dental professionals: a review of literature. Journal of Dental Hygiene, 95 (2) 36-41.

https://jdh.adha.org/content/95/2/36


Bandura, A. (1986). Historical Origins of the Health Belief Model. Healthy Education Monographs, 2 (4), 328-335

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1985-98423-000


Rosenstock, I. M (1974). Historical Origins of the Health Belief Model. Healthy Education Monographs, 2 (4), 328-335

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/109019817400200403


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