Answer :
Final answer:
The term used when one chairside assistant works primarily with the dentist is Dental assistant, hence the correct answer is option 2) Dental assistant.
Explanation:
A Dental assistant has the role of directly assisting the dentist during procedures by handing them the necessary tools, ensuring patient comfort, and performing tasks such as sterilizing instruments and managing paperwork. Unlike Dental hygienists, who primarily focus on cleaning teeth and providing preventive dental care, Dental assistants are directly involved in assisting with dental procedures under the supervision of a dentist.
Dental technicians and Dental therapists have different roles; technicians work on creating dental devices in labs, while therapists provide certain dental treatments within their scope of practice but do not work as chairside assistants to dentists.
