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I would like to thank all of my wonderful dental students and many others who encouraged me in this endeavor. First, I would like to thank Wiley publishing and the many brilliant people there who worked with me on this publication Erica Judisch, Tanya McMullin, Susan Engelken, Bhavya Boopathi, Angela Cohen, and Dr. Sally Osborn. My gratitude to Mr. Rick Ames Blanchette for coming to New Orleans to meet me and to give me this opportunity.

My dear family, colleagues and friends who helped me in every way and listened – Brandi Windham, Muscular Therapist, Dr. Frank Martello, Dr. Doug Dederich, Dr. Stephanie Noe, Shelly Zagor, Paul Caballero, Shelly Downs, Sharon Hearn, Curt Hearn, and the late Don Farnworth. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

Let’s start with some definitions of key terms. The terms “human‐factors engineering” and “ergonomics” are used interchangeably on the North American continent. In Europe, Japan, and most of the rest of the world, the prevalent term used is ergonomics. Merriam‐Webster (n.d.) defines ergonomics as “(1) an applied science concerned with designing and arranging things people use so that the people and things interact most efficiently and safely ‐ called the biotechnology, human engineering, human factors”; and “(2) the design characteristics of an object resulting especially from the application of the science of ergonomics.” The Britannica Online Encyclopedia defines human‐factors engineering as ergonomics or human engineering (Holstein & Chapanis, 2018). The term “human‐factors engineering” is used equally to designate a body of knowledge, a process, and a profession. Human engineering is a science dealing with the application of information on physical and psychological characteristics to the design of devices and systems for human use.