Instruments and methods for the quantitative measurement of factors affecting hygienist/dentist efforts during scaling and root planing of the teeth

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 32-40

  White, D J ^a   Cox, E R ^a   Arenas, J ^b   Nieborg, J H ^b   Leydsman, H ^b   Wieringa, D W ^b   Dijkman, A G ^b   Ruben, J R ^b  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL CARE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRODUCTIVITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOOTH CALCULUS; TRANSDUCER; WORK;

ALGORITHMS; DENTAL CALCULUS; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; DENTAL SCALING; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; ROOT PLANING; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TRANSDUCERS; WORK;

EID: 0030323584     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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