Posts Tagged ‘Dentist Health’
Grantham dental duo teaches colleagues a lesson in perfect posture
A pair of dental workers who set up a programme to improve posture among dental professionals have given their colleagues a lesson in a bid to reduce common ailments such as back pain. Hayley Drury and Kath Eastwood established ‘team4hands4you’ earlier this year with the aims of educating dental professionals about the impact of poor posture […]
CDC raises concerns over lung disease rates among dentists in the US
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has raised concerns over the prevalence of a rare, progressive lung disease in dentists. The condition Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is rare, but research has flagged up an unexpected spike in cases among dental professionals. Studies show that around 200,000 people in the US suffer from IPF; […]
