Abstract

Background: Dentistry student who work every day for a long hours in an unhealthy position required. In spite of the prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints in the lower and back pains are a high among the students, a few investigated studies found. The aim of this study was to understand how the involved factors of musculoskeletal disorders in dentist student and its daily performance. Materials and methods: This a cross section study performance depending on a questionnaire. It involved the 4th and 5th year of Iraqia University/College of Dentistry. The questionnaire included 17 questions which related to a medical history and daily activities of those students such as how long to study, professional activities (when dose the pain start in the clinical practice) pattern and intensity of pain.  Results: The percentage of (12 females and 8 male) dentists who felt pain in the spine during the day was 60% of the total number. The largest grade of the intensity of pain was moderate pain of 50% (25). The data demonstrated that twenty of female dentists suffer of a cervical pain more than 11 male dentists of the total participants. The onset pain was reported after 1 h of a standing position. An enormous of dentist showed that the disorder of muscle was in a lower back with a mild neck pain. Conclusion: The frequency of the lower back and neck pains among the dentist’s students were a high. The appearance of the pains relatively from a prolong standing work related to examine patients and prolong of a dentistry procedure.