For courses in all of the dental professions―particularly in dental assisting.

Uniquely focused, comprehensive, and extensively illustrated, this review of sit-down, Four-Handed Dentistry is an ideal how-to text/reference manual for the entire dental health team. The emphasis throughout is on the implementation of efficient procedures for a productive, stress-free clinical environment―i.e., how to practice efficiently and how to select equipment that is ergonomically sound―that will improve productivity and reduce strain. Coverage begins with an overview of the principles of Four-Handed Dentistry and motion economy, treatment room design, types of delivery systems, and basic equipment selection; then details the basic techniques used to promote ergonomic concepts during routine dental treatment, such as seating the patient and operating team, instrument transfer, oral evacuation.