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Sim Lab & Hand Skills

Build the preclinical hand skills you need in the sim lab, from ergonomics, grasps, fulcrums and mirror work to handpieces, burs, rubber dam and your first cavity preps.

8 chapters · 28 videos

Community picks, not instructor-reviewed yet. These videos come from dental schools, faculty and dental educators. Always follow your own school's technique and instructors. Spot a better video or an error? Tell us.

1 Sim Lab Orientation & Infection Control

2 Ergonomics & Operator/Patient Positioning

3 Instrument Grasps & Fulcrums/Finger Rests

4 Indirect Vision with the Mouth Mirror

5 Handpiece Control: High Speed & Slow Speed

6 Burs & Rotary Cutting Instruments

7 Rubber Dam Isolation

8 Basic Cavity Preparation Drills

Credits & references

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  1. CU Anschutz School of Dental Medicine (University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine). “Simulation Lab.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=cC_xL3FR4Eo
  2. UMichDent (University of Michigan School of Dentistry). “Surface Disinfection of the Dental Operatory.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=uAbix9x06eE
  3. California Dental Association. “Disinfecting the Operatory.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=a1O9TO0ILNw
  4. UMichDent (University of Michigan School of Dentistry). “Operator-Patient Positioning for Operative Dentistry.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=MqSzATwczbk
  5. Stevenson Dental Solutions (Dr. Richard Stevenson, former UCLA School of Dentistry professor). “Dental Ergonomics, Part 2: Chair Position With Full Manikin.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=GxWqppkToAg
  6. UMichDent (University of Michigan School of Dentistry). “Positioning the Patient and Operating Team.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=PI_qWx0VTT8
  7. dental_master_series. “How to Position Yourself at the Dental Chair | Ergonomics Guide for Dentists.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=Vp50UJDc0-I
  8. UMichDent (University of Michigan School of Dentistry). “Fundamental Skills for Instrumentation.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=1xaC43KfTik
  9. Hygiene Edge. “Modified Pen Grasp.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=GjMhscwXrTE
  10. DENTISTRY ’N MORE. “FINGER GRASP || PEN GRASP || THUMB GRASP || HAND FULCRUM.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=JMVMxw49QW4
  11. All Things Dentistry. “Master Indirect Vision - One of the Hardest Beginner Dental Skills.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=VOgFN85RAfk
  12. Zirc Dental Products. “Master Indirect Vision with These Simple Tips from Stephanie Botts.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=7_y3mbVHJ3g
  13. Hygiene Edge. “Ways to Mastering The Dental Mirror: With Crystal HD® Mirror.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=esrX8ZZraDk
  14. Stevenson Dental Solutions (Dr. Richard Stevenson, former UCLA School of Dentistry professor). “Dental Ergonomics, Part 1: Mastering the Handpiece.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=HYXkXC_btoo
  15. UCLA ASDA (UCLA ASDA student chapter). “Handpiece Basics.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=zVol4QBR3i4
  16. Academy for Dental Assistants. “Dental Handpiece Motors and Attachments and Placed on the Dental Unit (Part 1).” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=8YvPlBm2Utc
  17. Academy for Dental Assistants. “Assemble Dental Motors and Insert Burs into Dental Handpieces (Part 2).” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=La8n4AMrg6U
  18. Aspire32. “Dental burs | Operative Dentistry | Part 1 | Super Simple.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=VIeiWKrsLs8
  19. Aspire32. “Dental burs | Operative Dentistry | Part 2 | Super Simple.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=F-L-BLfNcbY
  20. Two Dentists. “Essential Dental Burs and how to use them.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=wjTnRuCsfiI
  21. UMichDent (University of Michigan School of Dentistry). “Isolation Methods Used in Operative Dentistry.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=CJYqwim4wRw
  22. UofU Dentistry/Education (University of Utah School of Dentistry). “Fast Rubber Dam Placement.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=xAoJSxSr-bM
  23. Stevenson Dental Solutions (Dr. Richard Stevenson, former UCLA School of Dentistry professor). “Rubber Dam Isolation, Part 4: Basic Technique for Rubber Dam Application.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=w-VesKyomOU
  24. Academy for Dental Assistants. “How to Assemble & Place a Rubber Dental Dam.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=IFq4zs2eXAg
  25. UMichDent (University of Michigan School of Dentistry). “Application of Basic Instrumentation in Cavity Preparation.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=F54BTIiginY
  26. My Dental Key. “Class I Amalgam Preparation | My Dental Key.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=prOP05wL4zM
  27. Stevenson Dental Solutions (Dr. Richard Stevenson, former UCLA School of Dentistry professor). “Class II Amalgam Preparation - #18 MO Acadental Typodont.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=H3_IuF-j0iU
  28. UMichDent (University of Michigan School of Dentistry). “A Guide for Self-Evaluation - Preclinical and Clinical Operative Dentistry.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=Hlo-R9aBPzo