This paper describes the 3-year experience of managing 2 hospital-based dental clinics registered to ISO 9002:1994; it also examines the revision of previous quality management standards in 2 separate institutions to prepare for registration under the new ISO 9001:2000 standard. Daily equipment and process checks, combined with internal audits, were the backbone of the quality system at both lo...

This study aimed to describe the structure of oral health services in primary care Brazil with centers participating second cycle ‘National Program for Improving Access and Quality Primary Care’ (PMAQ-AB), largest service evaluation program ever instituted country. cross-sectional evaluated 16,202 services, regarding 22 pieces dental equipment 25 supplies. The presence each piece equipment/dent...

Dental materials for permanent restorations are manufactured with the intent to be stable and insoluble, but they do not fully achieve this goal. The amount of dissolved components is small and their detection sometimes requires sophisticated analytical equipment. The minute amounts of components that leach out of permanent dental restorative materials are most unlikely to cause toxic reactions...

Veterinary dentistry is constantly progressing. The purpose of this document is to provide guidelines for the practice of companion animal dentistry for the veterinary profession. Dental care is necessary to provide optimum health and optimize quality of life. Untreated diseases of the oral cavity are painful and can contribute to local and systemic diseases. This article includes guidelines fo...

Traditionally, it has been difficult to compare the clinical performance of carbide dental burs. The purpose of this laboratory study was to investigate the comparative cutting efficiency of number 330 dental burs from six manufacturers. These burs were tested utilizing custom-built equipment consisting of a frictionless air sled to which the Macor substrate was attached. The substrate was fed ...

1. American Dental Association Specification No. 52 for Uranium Content in Dental Porcelain and Porcelain Teeth has been approved by the Council on Dental Materials and Devices of the American Dental Association. The formulation of this and other specifications for dental materials and devices is being carried on through subcommittees of the American National Standards Committee MD156 for Denta...

Latex is ubiquitous in pediatric dentistry and medical practice. Children with spina bifida and other urogenital abnormalities are at great risk for hypersensitivity reactions during dental treatment. Four representative cases of children with latex allergies at one institution are presented. A latex-avoidance protocol is presented with suggested instrument and equipment alternatives.