Learning objective: to study the conduct of dental manipulation based on the principles of four-handed dentistry, to define the concept of dental ergonomics, to explain the organization of the working space of the dentist and assistant.
Ergonomics (from the Greek ergon for work, and nomos for law). Ergonomics, ergonomic design, ergonomic equipment. And why, in fact, is it necessary?
Ergonomics is a science that studies various objects that are in direct contact with a person in the process of his life activity.
Its goal is to develop the design of objects and provide a system of interaction with them that would be most convenient for a person when using them.
Ergonomics is a science that comprehensively studies the functional capabilities of a person (a group of people) under the specific conditions of his (their) activity, which is connected with the use of technical means in production and at home.
Ergonomics is a scientific discipline that comprehensively studies a person in the specific conditions of his activity, and the influence of various factors on his work.
The basis of ergonomics comprises many disciplines from anatomy to psychology, and its main task is to create such working conditions for a person that would contribute to maintaining health, improving work efficiency, reducing fatigue, and simply promoting good spirits throughout the whole working day.
The term «ergonomics» was adopted in England in 1949, when a group of English scientists initiated the organization of the Ergonomic Research Society.
Ergonomics is divided into mini-, midiand macro ergonomics.
► Macroergonomics refers to research and design of systems like man / society, organization / system of organizations.