Today's episode is covering the Top 5 ergonomic mistakes I've seen doing assessments over the past few years.

 00:00 Intro
01:56 Not Establishing Neutral Posture
06:19 Twisting and Reaching
12:38 Not Taking Microbreaks
16:23 Improper Patient Positioning
21:14 Excessive Grip
23:46 Recap

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Patient Positioning Posts:
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Lower Arch

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 Hi, I'm Stephanie, a practicing dental hygienist and ergonomics specialist. I help dental and office workers with their ergonomics and posture through my company, Polished Posture.

In this episode, we discuss hand/wrist pain and how this ONE habit could be the cause of it all. Plus I give tips on ergonomic instruments, my pet peeve about mirrors, and why you need suction devices. I included my favorite forearm microbreak at the end!

 00:00 - Intro
5:36 - Carpal Tunnel Vs. Wrist Tendonitis
12:29 - The Death Grip
13:44 - Ergonomic Instruments
16:33 - Why You need a Suction Device
18:19 - My Favorite Forearm Microbreak
21:20 - Final Thoughts and Tip for Your Day!

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 Hi, I'm Stephanie, a practicing dental hygienist and ergonomics specialist. I help dental and office workers with their ergonomics and posture through my company, Polished Posture.

In this episode, we discuss traditional vs saddle stools!

 00:00 - Intro
1:57 - How to Adjust Your Stool
5:30 - My Beef with Traditional Stools
7:06 - Saddle Stools
8:25 - Picking Out Your Saddle
10:04 - 5 Stats to Give Your Rep
10:37 - When the Saddle Doesn't Fit
11:10 - Those with Lordosis
12:17 - The Importance of Standing with Tips!
13:57 - Final Thoughts

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Saddle stool videos:
Proper height
How to Adjust Properly

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Hi, I'm Stephanie, a practicing dental hygienist and ergonomics specialist. I help dental and office workers with their ergonomics and posture through my company, Polished Posture.

In this episode, we discuss all things ergonomic loupes!

I'll demonstrate the difference between ergo and traditional loupes, and will answer the most frequently asked questions I get about these.

00:00 - Intro
1:35 - What is Ideal Posture?
3:57 - Demo of Ergonomic vs. Traditional Loupes
6:57 - Clock Positions
8:25 - What about the Weight?
10:05 - Patients that Won't Lean Back
12:25 - Doing Injections
13:42 - Things You Can't Use Them For?
14:19 - Getting Used to Them
17:21 - How to Get a Great Deal
17:58 - Hot Tip: Getting Measured
18:50 - How They Save You $$

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For my Patient Positioning course, click here

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Hi, I'm Stephanie, a practicing dental hygienist and ergonomics specialist. I help dental and office workers with their ergonomics and posture through my company, Polished Posture.

In my very first podcast episode, we talk about how important posture is, not only to our spine and muscles, but other areas that may surprise you!

 00:00 - Intro
2:28 - What is "good posture?"
3:13 - What is "bad posture?"
6:15 - Surprising health effects of poor posture
10:40 - How to improve posture
11:41 - Habit for good posture
17:06 - How to select good ergonomic equipment
17:27 - Ergonomic Laptop Tips
18:49 - Ergonomic Cell Phone Tips
19:37 - Ergonomic dental loupes
21:26 - Simple exercise for better posture

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Thank you for listening, and I'll talk to you soon!

Send me a message, I’d love to hear from you!

Click here for Mirror Gear Covers

🌟Cordless polisher: Click here and use code PODCAST150 for $150 off 

 To connect with me: 

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💻My Website
📨Email: [email protected]
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