Role of Dental Chair Side Assistant in Public Health Dentistry

Abstract

Traditional use of two-handed dentistry has been replaced by four-handed dentistry to provide ease and good quality oral health care services. The four-handed dentistry involves the use of dental chair side assistant along with the dentist, which plays a pivotal role in assisting the delivery of oral health care services. These dental chair side assistants are being provided a certified degree that allows them to perform specific duties and responsibilities towards their patients. The duties performed are greeting, calming, comforting, cleaning, organizing, and dismissing the patients, and the list further goes on. They are a big boon for every dentist as they are an integral part of the success of the dental practice and perform their duties with pride and dignity.