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Right handed dentist operators zone
7-12 o clock
Right-handed dentist transfer zone
4-7 o'clock
Right-handed dentists assistant zone
2-4 o'clock
Right-handed dentist static zone
12-2 o'clock
Left-handed dentists operator zone
12-5 o'clock
Left-handed dentists transfer zone
5-8 o'clock
Left-handed dentists assistants zone
8-10 o clock
Left-handed dentists static zone
10-12 o'clock
The distance between the patients face and the operators face should be ____ inches
12-14 inches
Movement of fingers only. Examples include picking up an instrument or a single object from a flat surface
Class I
Operating zones are based on a ____
Clock concept
The top of the patients head is towards the __ position
12 o'clock
Movement of fingers and wrist. Examples include transferring an instrument with the use of a pen grasp
Class II
Movements of fingers, wrist, and elbow. examples include using slow-speed hand piece
Class III
__ is the area where the person who completes the procedure is seated
Operators zone
Use of entire arm and shoulder. Examples include reaching for items, moving radiography unit.
Class IV
__ is the area where instruments and dental materials are exchanged between the dental assistant and dentist
Transfer zone
Use of entire upper torso. Examples include bending over to see intraorally
Class V
__ located directly behind the patient. If the dental unit has rear delivery, the hand pieces and additional equipment are within this zone.
Static zone
__ in which the instrument is held in the same manner as a pen
Pen grasp
___ in which the instrument is held securely within the palm of the hand
Palm grasp
The instrument is held in the palm, and the thumb is used to stabilize and guide the instrument
Palm-thumb grasp
__ the dentist must be in the same treatment area
Direct supervision
____ the dentist must be in the dental office but not in the same treatment room
Indirect supervision
__ describes viewing an object through the use of a mirror
Indirect vision