chairside

adj

1. (not-comparable)Happening next to the dental chair during treatment.

   “Chairside prosthesis modification can allow same-day insertion.”

adv

1. (not-comparable)Beside the dental chair

   “This epoxy can be mixed chairside and applied to wet surfaces.”

noun

1. A dentist's assistant who helps with the inspection of the patient in the dental chair.

   “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.”

2. (historical)A kind of radio cabinet for home listening.

   “The big difference between this set and Philco's earlier chairsides […]”