Unit 6. Clinical equipment

Question 1

What was pierre fauchards contribution to clinical equipment?

Answer 1

patient shouldn’t sit on the floor 18th century

Question 2

What was JOSIAH FLAGG contribution to clinical equipment?

Answer 2

Construction of the First dental chair in

1790.

Question 3

What was Golden and Anderson’s contribution to clinical equipment?

Answer 3

Dental chair where THE PATIENT HAD TO BE COMPLETELY LAYED DOWN

Question 4

What are the parts of the dental chair? (4)

Answer 4

1) HEADREST
2) BACKREST
3) SIT
4) FOOTREST

Question 5

What are the dental chair’s movements? (5)

Answer 5

A) UP & DOWN
B) TILTING OF THE BACKREST
C)TILTING AND ELONGATION OF THE HEADREST
D) INCLINATION OF THE FOOTREST
E) TRENDELENBURG

Question 6

What is trendelenburg position?

Answer 6

A position of the body for medical examination or operation in which the
feet are higher than the head

Question 7

Where were the controls of the dental chair? (6)

Answer 7

1) BACKREST ON THE DENTIST´S SIDE
2) THE HEADREST
3) IN THE INSTRUMENT HOLDER UNIT
4) IN THE ASSISTANT´S INSTRUMENT HOLDER´S UNIT
5) THE BASE OF THE CHAIR
6) IN THE PEDAL

Question 8

What is the advantage and disadvantage of having the chair controls in the backrest on the dentists side? (3)

Answer 8

adv:

• aesthetic
• easy cleaning

disadv:
-can’t see controls when it leans back

Question 9

What is the advantage and disadvantage of having the chair controls in the pedal? (2)

Answer 9

adv:
- most hygienic

disadv:
-errors when selecting movements

Question 10

What are the types of backrests for chairs? (2)

Answer 10

• STRAIGHT OR
  ANATOMIC
• ARTICULATED
  WITH THE SIT

Question 11

What are the types of sits for chairs? (2)

Answer 11

• ARTICULATED
  WITH BACKREST
• ARTICULATED
  WITH FOOTREST

Question 12

What are the associated elements with the chair? (8)

Answer 12

A) INSTRUMENT HOLDER UNIT (Dentist)
B) INSTRUMENT HOLDER UNIT (Assistant)
C) CUSPIDOR BOWL
D) PEDALS
E) ILLUMINATION SYSTEM
F) IT EQUIPMENT
G) SITS FOR THE DENTIST AND ASSISTANT
H) TRAY

Question 13

What is the instument holder unit (dentist)?

Answer 13

CARRIES THE INSTRUMENTS LINKED TO

AN ENERGY SOURCE.

Question 14

What instruments are in the holder for the dentist? (3)

Answer 14

• high speed handpiece
• STRAIGHT HAND PIECE
• LOW SPEED HANDPIECE

Question 15

What instruments are in the holder for the assistant? (4)

Answer 15

- Saliva ejector
handpiece
(aspiration or
suction).
-Dental curing light
or light
polymerization.
-Air supply.
-Water supply.

Question 16

What types of pedals exist connected to the chair?

Answer 16

1) VERTICAL ACTION
2) LATERAL ACTION
3) MIXED ACTION

Question 17

What features does the dental light have? (4)

Answer 17

• HANDLES
• LAMP
• INTENSITY CONTROL
• 80 - 90 CM (Distance from the dental light to the patient’s mouth)

Question 18

What is the function of the IT equipment in the clinic? (3)

Answer 18

A) INFORM THE DENTIST
B) INFORM THE PATIENT
C) DISTRACT THE PATIENT

Question 19

What is an example of IT equipment in the clinic?

Answer 19

intraoral camera

Question 20

How do we classify dental chairs?

Answer 20

RELATION BETWEEN
THE INSTRUMENT
HOLDER UNIT WITH
THE DENTAL CHAIR

Question 21

What are the different types of dental chairs? (4)

Answer 21

• BK 1 MOBILE CART
• BK 2 AESTHETIC
• BK 3 ERGONOMIC
• BK 4 JAPANESE

Question 22

Who is kimmel and what did he contribute to the dental clinic?

Answer 22

described different positions related with
the position of the instrument holder unit in 3 basic
Types (Basic Konzepte)

Question 23

What is the BK-1?

Answer 23

MOBILE

-mobile cart not integrated with chair

Question 24

what is BK-2?

Answer 24

AESTHETIC

• patient doesn’t see the dental pieces
• they are behind the patient
• appears cleaner

Question 25

What is BK-3?

Answer 25

ERGONOMIC

the tools / equipment is integrated into the chair

Question 26

What is BK-4

Answer 26

JAPANESE

Tools are in the backrest