en Original Original <p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Introduction: </strong>In different professions, including dentistry, work-related musculoskeletal&nbsp;disorders (MSDs) are the main reason of loss of working period, increasing labor costs, human&nbsp;injuries, and absence from work. Improper posture while working is the main cause of these&nbsp;disorders among dentists. In this regard, identifying the risk factors and its potential harms are&nbsp;absolutely necessary. However, dentists are not usually informed of the role of ergonomics in&nbsp;the health of their musculoskeletal system. The aim of this study was to evaluate body posture&nbsp;in dentists&rsquo; profession.<br> <strong>Methods:</strong> Through search in PubMed, Google, Scopus, and Medline, a total of 23 original&nbsp;research papers were found with the keywords such as musculoskeletal disorders, dentists and&nbsp;ergonomics. Then, the main factors responsible for MSDs among dentists and the ways to prevent them were identified and presented.<br> <strong>Results:</strong> Dentists working in an asymmetric and static position. Usually their head is forward&nbsp;and often rotates in one direction and hands are away from the body. Furthermore, dentists&nbsp;need eye-hand coordination to work. Maintaining this posture for a long period causes stress&nbsp;in the joints, muscles and tendons, especially in the neck, back, shoulder, and wrist body parts.&nbsp;Work equipment is not often designed ergonomically. These factors lead to musculoskeletal&nbsp;disorders like thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, rounded shoulders, forward head posture,&nbsp;supraspinatus tendinitis, and trigger points in muscles like trapezius.<br> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> The work conditions and postures of dentists need to be improved. Furthermore,&nbsp;the level of dental professional education regarding the risk factors of MSDs as well as correct&nbsp;working conditions and postures should be increased.</p> Musculoskeletal disease, Dentist, Ergonomics 161 166 http://anatomyjournal.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-104-4&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mahboobeh Abdolalizadeh 10031947532846001298 10031947532846001298 No Department of Physiotherapy, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Fatemeh Jahanimoghadam fatemehjahani4 @gmail.com 10031947532846001299 10031947532846001299 Yes Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Oral & Dental Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.