Dentists...would this be covered under workmans compensation?!
Question: Dentists......would this be covered under workmans compensation.?
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i've been a dental hygienist for 6 years.. been working in the current practice for 5.. The operatory where I work was set up for a left handed dentist and im a right handed hygienist.. We did not have the tray set up or equipment set up to offer proper positioning.. After years of leaning into my patient i am extremely crooked! I look like im leaning all of the time and with that comes a LOT OF NECK PAIN.. I get burning sensations in my shoulder blades, numbness and tingling.. I love my job but I don't feel like physical therapy or chiropracty works because I don't give my back a chance to rest and go right back to work.. So, I was thinking of taking a few months off and was hoping that workmans compensation will cover it so that I can get the proper treatment necessary to feel better.. My boss thinks a lot of people abuse the system and she feels like our state is too liberal to employees.. I don't want to lose my job, I really like it there.. Any thoughts.?Health Question & Answer
i've been a dental hygienist for 6 years.. been working in the current practice for 5.. The operatory where I work was set up for a left handed dentist and im a right handed hygienist.. We did not have the tray set up or equipment set up to offer proper positioning.. After years of leaning into my patient i am extremely crooked! I look like im leaning all of the time and with that comes a LOT OF NECK PAIN.. I get burning sensations in my shoulder blades, numbness and tingling.. I love my job but I don't feel like physical therapy or chiropracty works because I don't give my back a chance to rest and go right back to work.. So, I was thinking of taking a few months off and was hoping that workmans compensation will cover it so that I can get the proper treatment necessary to feel better.. My boss thinks a lot of people abuse the system and she feels like our state is too liberal to employees.. I don't want to lose my job, I really like it there.. Any thoughts.?Health Question & Answer
Answers:
I would think that it would depend on whether you asked to be accommodated by having them set up a left handed workspace.. A doctor would have to agree that you definitely are injured as a result of the workplace.. Health Question & Answer