Are The Side Dental Delivery System Suitable For You?
If placed correctly, the side dental delivery unit requires less trunk-twisting for the doctor than rear delivery to retrieve instruments. However, because the assistant is unable to access the instrument, the dentist must remember to face the system while changing the burr, rather than maintaining a distorted posture. I have seen that the main ergonomic problem of dentists using side delivery tends to "lock" to a working position relative to the patient. They do this hour by hour and hour. This can be overworked and fatigued, causing pain in certain parts of the body. The best practice for any delivery system is to change the location as often as possible during the program. The proximity of the system is also a problem. As the operator moves around the patient's head, they do not reposition the side delivery system and repeatedly tilt or twist to one side to retrieve the instrument. Keep in mind that from the perspective of resale, most side delivery unit...