Neck, Back & Beyond: Preventing Pain for Peak Productivity Discover how patient positioning, equipment selection, adjustment, movement and posture impact your health and implement powerful research based interventions.
Fitness 101 for Dental Professionals: Secrets for Comfort and Career Longevity Dental professionals are prone to unique muscle imbalances and require special exercise and fitness guidelines. Aerobic exercise, customized strengthening and stretching program.
Fighting Plaque With a Healthy Back Dental assistants face unique ergonomic challenges. Interventions include stool selection, adjustment, positioning, delivery options.
Hygiene Shouldn't Be a Pain in the Neck Hygienists are highly prone to tension neck syndrome. Selection and adjustment of loupes, specific strengthening and patient positioning.
Presentation Topics
Ergonomics / Chairside Efficiency Health and Wellness
Past Presentations
International Dental Ergonomics Congress; Krakow, Poland ADA Annual Session; Honolulu, HI Les Journées Dentaires Internationals du Québec; Montreal, Quebec
Future Presentations
Irish Dental Association Annual Conference; Killarney, Ireland Jamaica Dental Association Annual Convention; Montego Bay, Jamaica 2012 CDA Presents the Art and Science of Dentistry; Anaheim, CA
Biographical Information
Bethany Valachi, PT, MS, CEAS is a physical therapist, dental ergonomic consultant and author of the book, “Practice Dentistry Pain-Free”. Recognized as an international dental ergonomics expert, Bethany provides groundbreaking lectures for practicing dental professionals, faculty, and students worldwide. She is CEO of Posturedontics®, a company that provides research-based dental ergonomic education and is clinical instructor of ergonomics at OHSU School of Dentistry in Portland, Oregon. Video excerpts from her lectures and speaker’s packet may be viewed at www.posturedontics.com.
