chairside

1. not comparableHappening next to the dental chair during treatment.

   Chairside prosthesis modification can allow same-day insertion.

1. not comparableBeside the dental chair

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

plural chairsides

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.

   1990, Dental Management, volume 30, page 100

2. historicalA kind of radio cabinet for home listening.

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

   2006, Ron Ramirez, Michael Prosise, Philco Radio: 1928-1942, page 33