Selecting equipment for the ergonomic four-handed dental practice.
Practicing dental professionals are advised to work with equipment designed to address the need for productivity and stress reduction. Selection of dental equipment for use in an ergonomic, four-handed dentistry practice is integral to the success of the concept. In order for the dental assistant and dentist to work effectively as a team, they have to work in a safe, ergonomically sound working environment. This article examines various designs of dental equipment, the advantages and disadvantages of each, as well as identifies the criteria for equipment selection.
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Dental Assisting Program, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106, USA. blf@wccnet.org
D002202:Capital Financing; D003726:Dental Assistants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003748:Dental Equipment; D003814:Dentistry, Operative / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D004526:Efficiency; D004867:Equipment Design; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team