BACKGROUND The majority of treatment room configurations typically revolve around the dentist. However, a design based on the relationships among the dentist, patient, staff members and dental equipment results in a more functionally appropriate design. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS As the dental practice's primary production space, the treatment room should be designed as efficiently as possible. Id...

Ergonomics is often written about and many dental professionals think they are practicing the concepts of ergonomics in their daily office activities. However, ergonomics the science that studies the relationship between people and their work environment often falls short when a dental staff chooses equipment for the dental treatment room to practice true four-handed dentistry. Thus, it behoove...

Cyanoacrylate (CA) and its homologues have a variety of medical, dental and commercial applications as adhesives. The increasing use of CA in dentistry, particularly as an adhesive and sealing glue, has raised concerns regarding its potential toxicity in humans. Reported toxicity of CA is uncommon in the dental workplace, but may manifest as conditions such as urticaria, contact dermatitis and ...

introduction: herpes labialis is important in dentistry because of its high prevalence. herpes simplex virus (hsv) is responsive to treatment and infection control methods help protect patients and dental personnel. due to high levels of stress in the flight crew this study evaluated the prevalence of recurrent herpes labialis in the personnel of an airline company. materials and methods: in th...

Three new direct-service staff participated in a program that used a video model to train target skills needed to conduct a discrete-trial session. Percentage accuracy in completing a discrete-trial teaching session was evaluated using a multiple baseline design across participants. During baseline, performances ranged from a mean of 12% to 63% accuracy. During video modeling, there was an imme...