MEMORANDUM
To: Dr. Erika Paterson
From: Samantha Teeple, Student ENGL 301 Technical Writing UBC
Date: July 8. 2022
Subject: Progress Report: Adopting Postural Awareness Techniques to Minimize Injuries at a General Dental Practice in Downtown Calgary Alberta.
Intended Audience
Dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, sterilization technicians, office managers, and receptionists of a dental office in downtown Calgary Alberta.
Purpose and Significance of Report
The purpose of this report is to identify why dental office personnel report high incidences of musculoskeletal disorders, examine the causal relationships of injuries and determine feasible prevention strategies for workers such as the adoption of postural awareness techniques.
Methods
Primary data collection targeted at all dental staff through an online survey. Attached is a link to the survey and interview to be distributed.
https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_43ifDhY8TGQdRNs
Secondary data is a collection of collected research of a meta-analysis, systemic and one article by the dental research journal on MSDs and prevention.
Formal Report Outline
Attached is the outline for the formal report.
Research Plan
To assess feasibility in adoption of postural awareness techniques to minimize injuries to dental office clinicians I plan to:
- Determine the most common injuries to clinicians
- Assess injury prevention strategies currently in place
- Establish cost feasibility of incorporating postural awareness techniques including clinician training, equipment repairs or replace for ergonomic standards
- Observe for ergonomically positioned of clinician chairs and tools used to assist proper bodily positioning, take photos of individual positioning
- Survey a dental office in downtown Calgary Alberta for clinician input on associated injuries
- Interview dental office clinicians for any history of any injuries resulting in missed work or early exist from trained position
- Assess collected primary data synthesis
Writing Schedule
Following is the writing schedule for the coming weeks.
| RESEARCH PLAN | DATE |
| Determine the most common injuries to clinicians
|
July 14-20 |
| Assess injury prevention strategies currently in place
|
July 14-20 |
| Establish cost feasibility of incorporating postural awareness techniques including clinician training, equipment repairs or replace for ergonomic standards
|
July 8-14 |
| Observe for ergonomically positioned of clinician chairs and tools used to assist proper bodily positioning, take photos of individual positioning
|
July 14-20 |
| Survey a dental office in downtown Calgary Alberta for clinician input on associated injuries
|
ASAP on approval |
| Assess collected primary data synthesis
|
July 18-20 |
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