My research in dentistry had begun when I was doing a collaborative course with BETiC lab at IIT Bombay. I was working with a group of students and was working on developing dental equipment for lighting in dental surgeries. We had done a background study in dentistry and the issues related to it. In focus, we also studied about the dental chair. There were many issues that we were trying to address. The portability of dental chair was one of the issues that came across to my attention. From earlier conversations with dentists, I had got an idea of developing a portable dental chair. After the completion of the course with BETiC, this project was taken forward and I did my research on this specific issue. The chair is not just a chair for the patients, it is also the workstation for the dentists. This understanding of the usability of the chair is what triggered the design thinking for me. This project gave me lot of experience and a lot of insights in the field of Indian dentistry. In the following chapters, I will describe in detail the process of designing this product and the insights and scope of this project.

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