ERGONOMICS IN DENTISTRY

SIT DOWN DENTISTRY - FOUR

HANDED DENTISTRY

Zsolt NAGY DMD

DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY
HOW DO YOU SEE YOURSELF NEAR RETIREMENT?

LIKE THIS?…
OR THIS WAY?…
Physical activity

Concentration

Static posture

Stress
INCORRECT POSTURES
INCORRECT POSTURES
MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

WAIST

BACK NECK

SPINE

JOINTS SHOULDERS
MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

Decreased range of motion

Decreased grip strength
Deformity
Loss of muscle function

Pain
Stiffness
Cramping
MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
 CORRECT POSTURES
Sit Down Dentistry - Four Handed Dentistry
DENTIST’S POSTURE
DENTIST’S POSTURE
DENTIST’S POSTURE
 DENTIST’S WORKING
WORKING POSITIONS
POSITIONS

8 - 1h

ASSISTANT’S WORKING
POSITION

1 - 4h
CORRECT POSTURE OF LEGS
TEAM WORK
INSTRUMENT EXCHANGE
 THE DENTAL UNIT

dental chair
operating unit + instrument tray
operating light
spittoon block
ADJUSTING CHAIR POSITIONS

900 450
ADJUSTING HEADREST
INSTALLING WORKING
ENVIRONMENT
WHAT CAN WE DO IN ORDER TO PREVENT MSDs?
1. DECREASE PHYSICAL STRESS
2. USING ERGONOMIC EQUIPMENTS
3. TAKING SHORT BREAKS BETWEEN PATIENTS
4. TIME FACTOR
5. RECREATION
THERE’S ALWAYS A START…
THERE’S ALWAYS A START…
SAME ISSUES LATER…
’SOUND MIND SOUND BODY’