Dental Ergonomic Product Reviews
DENTAL OPERATOR STOOL REVIEWS
Products are evaluated on ergonomic features only. Evaluators include practicing clinicians, faculty, and Ms. Valachi. For more information about the review and evaluation process, click here.
Bethany Valachi's book, "Practice Dentistry Pain-Free: Evidence-based Strategies to Prevent Pain & Extend Your Career" provides important guidelines you should know prior to purchasing an operator stool: dental stool ergonomic features, adjustment and impact on your musculoskeletal health. Download an excerpt from Chapter 6 - OPERATOR SEATING EXCERPT.
Proper cylinder height, seat pan depth, seat tilt, backrest adjustability and waterfall edge are key to proper postural support and avoiding pain syndromes. The seat pan depth and cylinder height should allow you to maintain backrest contact with feet firmly on the floor, thighs sloping downward. Too short a cylinder can cause rounding of the low back, with subsequent low back pain. Most vendors will let you trial the chair for at least 2 weeks. Click on chair models below to link to manufacturer.
PLEASE NOTE: We do NOT sell dental stools. We provide product reviews only.
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Orascoptic Bodyguard Chair Features:The new Orascoptic Bodyguard chair has replaced the old, larger backrest with a smaller backrest with convex, supportive lumbar support to improve posture. The evaluators agree the size and shape of this support is exceptional and extremely comfortable, as it fits the lumbar area very well and conforms to the natural spinal curves. Seat pan size (17"D, 17"W) works very well for medium to tall operators. Available in 3 cylinder heights and has synchronized tilt of seat and backrest. Movable, fixed armrests are highly adjustable in all planes, and stay fixed in place very well when knobs are tightened. Dentist evaluators especially like the stable aspect of the armrests. |
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Brewer 9100B Series Stool |
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Link Operator Chair |
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Swedish Seating System by RGP |
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The Health Chair |
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Global Microsurgeon Chair |
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Crown Seating C30H Chair |
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Dentech Advance Chair |
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Crown Seating 80 Series Dental Stool |
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Royal RO44 Operator Chair |
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OPERATOR SADDLE STOOLSBy increasing the hip angle, saddle stools allow the closest positioning to the patient, especially at the 8-9:00 positions. Pelvic positioning helps reduce low back strain and, by design, the saddle stool facilitates use of the deep postural stabilizing muscles. Excellent for small operatories, since they move around very easily. |
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Scandex Saddle Stool |
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Bambach Saddle Stool |
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Salli Saddle Stool Features: Wide, tilting saddle seat is also available in a split seat design (shown) to help improve comfort--especially for men. Additional padding for the stool is available upon request, however this manufacturer does not recommend thick padding as it may transfer the body weight away from the sit bones.
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Tel: 800.417.4122
Retail Price: $663 Features: The C90SB (left) and C90SS (right) were received for evaluation. Armrests are available on both stools. The C90SB is heavily padded and was rated excellent for comfort by smaller operators probably due to narrow saddle shape. The C90SS was evaluated with armrests by male dentists. The comfort and ease of adjustment was rated good. The armrests were rated excellent+. One comment on the telescoping armrests was how much further these armrests extended than other stools evaluated thus far. |
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