Ep 10: Tips on Patient Positioning

Today, I give you tips on patient positioning to reduce your pain and increase good ergonomics and efficiency.

I demo occlusal plane placement and the difference between regular and ergonomic loupes.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Why patient positioning is crucial for YOU
6:58 - On-demand course info
8:15 - Your elbow as a guide
9:49 - Maxillary positioning
12:29 - Cushion placement
13:30 - Direct your patient and adjust chair level
14:14 - Mandibular positioning
17:54 - Pedo patients
20:22 - Elderly patients
21:50 - My personal sequence
24:17 - Tricks for leaning patients back
29:23 - When the patient is too high: regular loupes
30:06 - When the patient is too high: ergonomic loupes
30:39 - Stop being perfect

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Chapters

• 0:00 Why patient positioning is crucial for YOU
• 7:24 On-demand course info
• 8:41 Your elbow as a guide
• 10:15 Maxillary positioning
• 12:55 Cushion placement
• 13:56 Direct your patient and adjust chair level
• 14:40 Mandibular positioning
• 19:00 Pedo patients
• 21:28 Elderly patients
• 22:56 My personal sequence
• 25:23 Tricks for leaning patients back
• 30:29 When the patient is too high: regular loupes
• 31:12 When the patient is too high: ergonomic loupes
• 31:45 Stop being perfect