Shift Magazine - Spring 2020

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A Dentist‘s

GUIDE TO BODY MOBILITY

How You Can Reduce Occupational Injury by Graham L. Hearn, DDS, MSD & Mason C. Hearn, MS, DPT

As dental professionals, most of us have been taught, reminded, or even reprimanded about the care of our bodies while at work. Posture, ergonomics, and equipment were topics likely reviewed in dental school and remain in the back of our minds as we practice. However, the responsibility to take care of our bodies while at or away from work is an individual choice, and we live with the consequences and rewards of our actions.

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