1. Bill Seddon BDS Microteach 2 Learning a way to reduce stress at work Application of rubber dam

2. Bill Seddon BDS Aims  To enable the participant to apply rubber dam  Make working with rubber dam more straightforward

3. 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

4. Bill Seddon BDS Introduction  What?  Why?  When?

5. Bill Seddon BDS What ?  Latex or non latex sheet  Clamp  Frame  Punch  Forceps

6. Bill Seddon BDS Why?  Airway protection  Tissue retraction  Cross infection control  Patient comfort  Ease of working

7. Bill Seddon BDS When?  As often as possible!  All endo

8. Bill Seddon BDS How?  Single tooth  What are the variables?  Clamp  Dam  Frame

9. Bill Seddon BDS Molar  Correct clamp  Correct dam  Correct frame  Correct hole size

10. Bill Seddon BDS Punching the Hole  Stiffer dam, bigger hole  Bigger tooth, bigger hole

11. Bill Seddon BDS Placing dam on frame and clamp on dam

12. Bill Seddon BDS Apply clamp to tooth

13. Bill Seddon BDS Summary  Select dam type  Select clamp type  Select frame type

14. Bill Seddon BDS Summary 2  Punch hole in correct place  Apply dam to frame  Apply clamp to dam  Apply clamp to tooth