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Dental Office
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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).