Ergonomics

Jennifer Harmon, RDH, MS
Friday 1:30-2:30pm
Location: Winston 1 AB, Benton Convention Center, 2019 Annual Session, Winston-Salem, NC

Brief Course Description:
Dental team members are at high risk for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) due to the nature of their profession. Ergonomics is the key to efficiency and the prevention of work-related MSDs. This course provides updated information on the scope of ergonomics in design, equipment, personnel, and musculoskeletal health.

Course Objectives:
1) Discuss why ergonomics is important to dental clinicians
2) Analyze incidences and prevalence of MSDs for clinical dental staff
3) Differentiate various types of MSDs affecting dental clinicians
4) Discuss methods to prevent development of MSDs
5) Construct a plan incorporating specific changes that one can make to prevent MSDs

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Brigette Easter

RDH, BSDH, Communications/Membership Chair NCDHA/Forsyth Component at Clinical Dental Hygienist, Winston Family Dentistry; Part Time Clinical Instructor at Forsyth Technical Community College

Brigette Easter, RDH, BSDH, began her dental career as a dental assistant in 1998 for a growing periodontal practice in Winston Salem, NC. She furthered her education by receiving her Associates of Science in Dental Hygiene from Guilford Technical Community College in Jamestown, NC in 2002 and her Bachelor’s of Science in Dental Hygiene from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2014. She currently works full time as a clinical hygienist for a private practice in Winston Salem, NC and is also an Adjunct Clinical Educator at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, NC.

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