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Cardiovascular fitness in a selected group of dentists

University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

John Howard, DBA

University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

Peter A. Rechnitzer, MD

University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

Robert B. Goode, PhD

University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

Deborah Everitt

University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

John Griffith, MD

University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

Juri Daniels, PhD

University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

Thirty-three dentists were studied as part of an exercise rehabititation clinic in order to evaluate their cardiovascular capacity and coronary prone risk factors Measure ments were made of their physical work capacity, predicted maximal oxygen up take, fatness, serum lipids and uric acid levels, pulmonary peak flow rates and personality Type A or B The group as a whole exhibited a moderately high level of fitness and a very active life style which probably reflected their presence at a clinic of this type. Cardiovascular fitness variables increased with age This in crease may be due to a need and desire on the part of the dentists to maintain their physical fitness as they become older This need for improved self image may also be a factor in their joining an exercise rehabilitation clinic