While practicing dental hygiene, a major hazard is having musculoskeletal injuries. Knowledge of ergonomics and using ergonomic products can help reduce these injuries. This article lists ways to improve ergonomics that include magnification (loupes and intraoral cameras), operator seating, hand instruments, and gloves. Loupes can help hygienists in reducing injuries and keep good posture by magnifying and providing better view and angle of the patient s mouth. Studies have shown that loupes help reduce pain in back and neck. Intraoral cameras, like loupes, also improves visibility of the mouth by magnification, allowing hygienists to improve ergonomics and spot carries, pathology, and other abnormalities easier. How the hygienist sits in the
