Ergonomics Applied to Dental Practice

Neck, shoulders and back take their toll in this profession: the posture held hour after hour fatigues the muscles, and from that come the musculoskeletal disorders so many dentists carry with them. Juan Carlos Ortiz Hugues proposes four levers for avoiding them: understanding the biomechanics of one's own body, sitting on an ergonomic stool, relying on the assistant through four-handed dentistry, and working with the surgical microscope. All four pursue the same end — that the body should work in a neutral position, free of accumulated tension, from the first appointment to the last. A short, illustrated manual, in English, addressed to the clinician and the team around them.