Microteach 2

Learning a way to reduce

stress at work
Application of rubber dam

Bill Seddon BDS

 Aims

 To enable the participant to

apply rubber dam
 Make working with rubber dam
more straightforward

Bill Seddon BDS

 Objectives

 Select an appropriate clamp and dam

type to isolate a single tooth
 Choose the correct clamp for different
tooth types
 Place the clamp and dam safely and
effectively on the tooth
 Remove the dam from the tooth

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 Introduction

 What?
 Why?
 When?

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 What ?

 Latex or non latex sheet

 Clamp
 Frame

 Punch
 Forceps

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 Why?

 Airway protection
 Tissue retraction
 Cross infection control
 Patient comfort
 Ease of working

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 When?

 As often as possible!
 All endo

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 How?

 Single tooth
 What are the variables?
 Clamp
 Dam
 Frame

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 Molar

 Correct clamp
 Correct dam
 Correct frame
 Correct hole size

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 Punching the Hole

 Stiffer dam, bigger hole

 Bigger tooth, bigger hole

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Placing dam on frame and
clamp on dam

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Apply clamp to tooth

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 Summary

 Select dam type

 Select clamp type
 Select frame type

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 Summary 2

 Punch hole in correct place

 Apply dam to frame
 Apply clamp to dam
 Apply clamp to tooth

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