title: Selecting equipment for the ergonomic four-handed dental practice.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dental Assisting Program, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106, USA. blf@wccnet.org
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Finkbeiner
mesh_terms: 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