MANAGEMENT, ERGONOMY AND LOGISTICS IN PRIVATE ORTHODONTIC PRACTICE

MUDr. Josef Kunkela  

Keynote Lecture - section for orthodntic assistants - Thursday, September 20, 2012

Main points: Dental practice team – model situations with different numbers of employees – minimum number of employees offering the maximum effectiveness. Delegating responsibilities – manuals for private practice – job performance manuals. Tray system – its impact on preparation and working proces effectiveness – individual procedures marking. Ergonomy – organizational, psychical, physical, myoskeletal. Ergonomic position of a dentist, an assistant and a patient. Layout of a dental surgery – spatial distribution – examples of correct and incorrect arrangements. Reception desk – nerve and communication centre – technical and personal background.