Health Self-Assessment

Occupational Health Self-Assessment for Dentists

Research shows that 82.4% of dentists suffer from musculoskeletal disorders, yet most cannot pinpoint their own risks. These self-assessment tools help you locate the problems — your answers stay in your own browser.

Self-Assessment Tools

Start With Any of Them

Assess your risk first, then check your workstation, then start exercising and keep an eye on symptoms. The four tools build on each other.

Health Self-Assessment Quiz

15 questions across 4 dimensions — understand your occupational strain risk in 3 minutes.

Workspace Checklist

23 items to check one by one, each with a medical explanation of why it matters.

Stretching Exercises

10 targeted exercises organized by setting: chairside, break room, and at home.

Pain Checker

Causes, warning signs, and recommendations for 6 common pain areas.

Step 1

15-Question Ergonomics Self-Assessment

Out of 45 points — the higher your score, the greater your strain risk. Results appear automatically when you finish, and you can retake it anytime.

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Answer based on how things have really been over the past 3 months. Your answers are stored only in your own browser — they survive a refresh.

Posture & Body Position

4 questions · max 12 points

During treatment, can you keep your back against the chair back with lumbar support?

01During treatment, can you keep your back against the chair back with lumbar support?

During procedures, is your head and neck often excessively flexed (bent forward more than 30°)?

02During procedures, is your head and neck often excessively flexed (bent forward more than 30°)?

Are your shoulders often shrugged or excessively abducted?

03Are your shoulders often shrugged or excessively abducted?

When gripping instruments, are your wrists often excessively flexed, extended, or deviated sideways?

04When gripping instruments, are your wrists often excessively flexed, extended, or deviated sideways?

Equipment & Instrument Layout

4 questions · max 12 points

Is the patient chair adjusted to a height that lets you work in a comfortable posture?

05Is the patient chair adjusted to a height that lets you work in a comfortable posture?

Do the operating light and mouth mirror let you view the operating area directly, without tilting your head or twisting your body?

06Do the operating light and mouth mirror let you view the operating area directly, without tilting your head or twisting your body?

Are frequently used instruments all placed within easy reach, without overextension?

07Are frequently used instruments all placed within easy reach, without overextension?

Do you use loupes or a microscope to reduce bending your head down and squinting?

08Do you use loupes or a microscope to reduce bending your head down and squinting?

Workload & Breaks

3 questions · max 9 points

What is your longest continuous operating time on a typical day?

09What is your longest continuous operating time on a typical day?

Do you schedule micro-breaks or physical activity between treatments?

10Do you schedule micro-breaks or physical activity between treatments?

During your work week, do you feel noticeable physical fatigue or stiffness?

11During your work week, do you feel noticeable physical fatigue or stiffness?

Musculoskeletal Symptoms

4 questions · max 12 points

In the past 3 months, have you experienced neck pain or stiffness?

12In the past 3 months, have you experienced neck pain or stiffness?

In the past 3 months, have you experienced shoulder or upper-back pain?

13In the past 3 months, have you experienced shoulder or upper-back pain?

In the past 3 months, have you experienced lower-back pain?

14In the past 3 months, have you experienced lower-back pain?

In the past 3 months, have you experienced pain or numbness in your wrists or fingers?

15In the past 3 months, have you experienced pain or numbness in your wrists or fingers?

Equipment Is a Key Piece

Many Lost Points Trace Back to Equipment

Many of the deductions — "bending your head more than 30°", "squinting and leaning in", "long stretches without breaks" — come from not seeing clearly. Properly fitted loupes let you see the operating field with a neutral head and neck, and a headlight keeps illumination following your line of sight. Fix the posture, and the score follows.

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