A circulating or second assistant is utilized during which kind of dentistry?

recall
four-handed
stand-up
six-handed

six-handed

Rationale: six-handed – A circulating or second assistant is an extra set of hands (hence, six-handed dentistry), and she/he is primarily used to retrieve supplies and instruments, retract, or mix materials when the first assistant is occupied chairside.

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