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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / January 2005Problems with Dental equipment
Problems with Dental equipment. Anyone who works with or is a Dentist knows the difficult of leaning over and working in a patients mouth. This can lead to back problems and other uncessary results from years of work. My question goes out to those who work in this profession. Are there products available - or improvements being made to eliminate some of the strain caused from working on patients without the proper support and posture. If there is any possibilities - for a new innovation please let me know. I am looking to make improvements in the health industry and identifing an urgent issue is apart of this. Chris.Leatherman@gmail.com Hi Chris, Thank you for your concern. There are many companies offering all types of equipment designed to take physical stress out of our environment. Two things that have helped me immeasurably are regular chiropractor visits and Designs for Vision loops that magnify 4.5X and have a long focal length. The loops force me to sit in a healthier posture. Rest periods help as well, but I usually forgo them. Many companies make various types of equipment that they insist will help up. Swivel connection handpieces, euro style delivery systems, better lighting, interesting treatment stool designs and all the wonderful devices used to prevent RSD from computer use. I am certain that if you were to spend a few days shaddowing a dental staff you may find something that would be new and useful. Most of us just learn to live with our aches and pains and wear them as a badge of courage. Dave Leader, DMD > Hi Chris, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > have a long focal length. The loops force me to sit in a healthier > posture. Not being a dentist myself... I've often wondered how you can work so accurately without having something to brace/rest on? I mean if I'm soldering very small components onto an printed circuit board I have to rest arms on the desk and tense muscles to "lock" everything in place. I imagine that having something like a solid bar that swings across in front of the patient at about chin height would help? >> Hi Chris, >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >"lock" everything in place. I imagine that having something like a solid bar >that swings across in front of the patient at about chin height would help? We brace our hand off of our ring finger on another tooth. I personally, use a chair with an articulated arm rest for my "other" hand so I can hold the minor out in space comfortably. .. Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S. Troy, Michigan, USA I am writing on a Tablet-PC,so forgive me if the PC misreads my handwriting. >We brace our hand off of our ring finger on another tooth. I >personally, use a chair with an articulated arm rest for my "other" >hand so I can hold the minor out in space comfortably. >.. >Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S. Patient's forehead works equally well... <8^]]> -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com > Not being a dentist myself... > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > "lock" everything in place. I imagine that having something like a solid bar > that swings across in front of the patient at about chin height would help? Yes, I can see how that would help. Of course, many of my patients have to scratch their noses about 100000 times per treatment, and it would probably hinder the vision and access by the assistant, but say, in Endo, where you're in one position for a bit, and all you do is file, irrigate, change files, etc, it would be useful. Many chairs have the head rest large enough that you can rest your left elbow without crowding either patient or assistant. .... I don't have one of those, so I have a chronic tendonitis in the left arm..... I ice it sometimes at lunch and supper times and exercise it. Good observation... SP  SignatureNot a real Addy, yet >Endo, where you're in one position for a bit, and all you do is file, >irrigate, change files, etc, it would be useful. You must be taking it 'slow'. <hehe> -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com > >Endo, where you're in one position for a bit, and all you do is file, > >irrigate, change files, etc, it would be useful. > > You must be taking it 'slow'. <hehe> > -- Gawddd-amm, you, more than anyone else here, know just how slow at Endo I am... but it's getting better (a bit...) SP SignatureNot a real Addy, yet >> >Endo, where you're in one position for a bit, and all you do is file, >> >irrigate, change files, etc, it would be useful. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >I am... but it's getting better (a bit...) >SP Hey there, chill bro... Just do endo on every tooth you extract that it is feasible on. Do that for some time and you can whip out those endos while mentally planning your evening activities with the kids. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com >Not being a dentist myself... > >I've often wondered how you can work so accurately without having something >to brace/rest on? You rest your fingers on other teeth. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com >Problems with Dental equipment. Anyone who works with or is a Dentist >knows the difficult of leaning over and working in a patients mouth. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Chris.Leatherman@gmail.com Wear loupes. Have the focal distance set so that you can only focus if your back is straight. Problem solved! .. Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S. Troy, Michigan, USA I am writing on a Tablet-PC,so forgive me if the PC misreads my handwriting. >Problems with Dental equipment. Anyone who works with or is a Dentist >knows the difficult of leaning over and working in a patients mouth. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >of the strain caused from working on patients without the proper >support and posture. Sure are, good operating stools and magnification. >If there is any possibilities - for a new innovation please let me >know. I am looking to make improvements in the health industry and >identifing an urgent issue is apart of this. > >Chris.Leatherman@gmail.com -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com >>Problems with Dental equipment. Anyone who works with or is a Dentist >>knows the difficult of leaning over and working in a patients mouth. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Sure are, good operating stools and magnification. Check at sci.med.proctology. >>If there is any possibilities - for a new innovation please let me >>know. I am looking to make improvements in the health industry and >>identifing an urgent issue is apart of this. >> >>Chris.Leatherman@gmail.com |
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