10/27/2025
Prevention isn't optional.
In dentistry, you tell patients this every day: "We can prevent this, or we can treat it later. Prevention is always less expensive and less invasive."
You understand prevention at the cellular level. Fluoride prevents demineralization. Sealants prevent decay. Prophylaxis prevents periodontal disease.
But here's the question: are you applying that same prevention mindset to your own musculoskeletal health?
The research is clear:
Dental professionals have a 3.5x higher rate of chronic musculoskeletal disorders compared to the general population. Not because the work is harder—but because of cumulative biomechanical stress.
The key word is cumulative.
Your body can handle one day of poor positioning. Even one week. But 1,600 hours per year for a decade? That's when prevention vs. treatment becomes the defining factor in career longevity.
Here's what prevention looks like in ergonomics:
Just like you prevent caries before they become endo cases, you prevent biomechanical stress before it becomes chronic pain.
Saddle seating positions your pelvis at 135° hip angle. This maintains anterior pelvic tilt, which preserves your lumbar lordosis, which reduces paraspinal muscle activation, which decreases cumulative loading on spinal structures.
It's prevention. Not treatment.
You're not waiting until you have chronic pain and then trying to manage it with chiropractic care, PT, and medication.
You're preventing the biomechanical cascade that leads to chronic pain in the first place.
The same logic you use with patients:
"Mrs. Johnson, we can place this sealant now for $50, or we can wait and do a crown for $1,200 when it becomes a problem. What makes sense to you?"
Crown Seating saddle stools are the sealant. Proper preventive infrastructure.
Because you already know: prevention is always less expensive, less invasive, and more effective than treatment.
You just have to apply that knowledge to yourself.
Prevention isn't optional. It's professional standard of care—for your patients and for your career.
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