Chairside
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Chairside is an adjective meaning Happening next to the dental chair during treatment.
Meaning
Happening next to the dental chair during treatment.
More Meanings
- Beside the dental chair
- A dentist's assistant who helps with the inspection of the patient in the dental chair.
- (historical) A kind of radio cabinet for home listening.
Example Sentences
This epoxy can be mixed chairside and applied to wet surfaces.
Chairside prosthesis modification can allow same-day insertion.
The big difference between this set and Philco's earlier chairsides […]
Eight percent of the dentists surveyed do not employ a full-time chairside; 44% have one full-time assistant at the chair; 29% employ two chairsides full time; and 19% of the dentists surveyed employ three or more full-time chairsides.
Word Forms
- chairsides
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include intraoperative, addental, distal, deskside, tableside, occlusal.
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