Dental Office

Information System in the Dental Office

By : Omar Awad Alzarea Hossam Alrwaili

Fadi Alzayed Ali Almakrami

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Introduction

Patients often judge the quality of their care by the appearance of the dental

office.

Environment of the Dental Office

Temperature control

Walls and floors

Sound control

Effective lighting

Traffic control

Privacy

Areas of the Dental Office

Reception area: Patient’s are received, greeted pleasantly, and made to feel welcome .

Things to remember:• Keep area clean.• Ensure adequate seating.• Maintain up-to-date reading material.• Provide place for coats and umbrellas.• Offer a children's corner.

Areas of the Dental OfficeAdministrative area: Hub for the management or the business side of the practice.

Items include:• Desk.• Business equipment.• Storage area for patient records.

Areas of the Dental Office

Treatment area: Dental operatory.

Goals: • Provide comfort and mobility for the dental

team. • Provide privacy and comfort for the dental

patient. • Enhance the design of the area for better

use of time management and efficient techniques.

Areas of the Dental OfficeSterilization area: Sterilization and supply center where instruments are maintained, cleaned, sterilized, and stored in preparation for reuse.

Areas of the Dental Office

Dental laboratory: An area with a workbench, wall mounted storage cabinets, and ‑laboratory materials and supplies.

Dentist’s private office: Office for the dentist’s personal use. Consultation room: Area where proposed treatment plans are discussed with a patient.

Areas of the Dental Office

Clinical Equipment

Patient dental chair : Designed to accommodate patient comfort.

Positions of the dental chair:

Upright : The back of the chair is upright at a 90 degree angle.‑

Supine : The patient is lying down so that the patient's head and knees will be at approximately the same level.

Subsupine : The patient's head is lower than the feet.

Clinical Equipment

Operators stool : Designed to support the body for a prolonged period of fixed muscular activity.

• Features : Large seat and back. Adjustable lumbar support. Adjusts both higher and lower. Moves easily around the patient's chair

without tilting.

Clinical Equipment

Dental assistant’s stool : must provide stability, mobility, and comfort, with proper, fatigue reducing posture. ‑

Clinical Equipment

• Features : Twists and turns to reach countertops and shelves.

Provides an adjustable foot platform or foot ring.

Firm, secure cushioning in the seat and an abdominal support bar.

Abdominal bar positioned for support.

Clinical Equipment

Dental unit : Provides the necessary electrical and air operated mechanics to the hoses, ‑attachments, and working parts of the unit.

Clinical Equipment

Care of Clinical Areas

Evening routine

• Complete the operatory room exposure control clean-up and preparation protocols.

• Turn off all equipment.

• Ensure treatment rooms are adequately stocked for the next day.

• Post appointment schedules for the next workday.• Ensure that instruments, patient records, and

laboratory work are ready for the next day.• Ensure that sterilization center has been cleaned. • Ensure that treatment rooms are ready for use. • Place any soiled protective clothing in the

appropriate container.

Evening routine

Care of Clinical Areas

Care of Clinical Areas

Morning routine• Arrive 30 minutes before the first scheduled

patient of the day.• Turn on the master switches for the central

air compressor and vacuum units. • Ready the dental treatment rooms for

patient care. • Recheck the appointment schedule. • Set up the treatment room for the first

patient.

REFERENCE

The Dental Office , Chapter 32 , Copyright 2003, Elsevier Science (USA).