Quality assurance and dental hygiene

Improving quality and efficiency in dental hygiene

A quality assurance program in dental radiology.

A quality assurance program in radiology provides the basis for systematic measurement of various parameters which affect the quality and production of a radiographic image. We have outlined a program which can be implemented in dental offices by dentists or auxiliary personnel without sophisticated instruments. Tests designed to establish the adequacy of specific functions are described togeth...

Quality assurance and benchmarking: an approach for European dental schools.

This document was written by Task Force 3 of DentEd III, which is a European Union funded Thematic Network working under the auspices of the Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE). It provides a guide to assist in the harmonisation of Dental Education Quality Assurance (QA) systems across the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). There is reference to the work, thus far, of DentEd, ...

Quality Assurance Whose Quality and Whose Assurance?

Government involvement in quality assurance is becoming the trend in many countries, including New Zealand. What values underpin the systems that evolve in each country, and who has given legitimacy to them? In the context of the prevailing ideology of early childhood, this paper unpacks quality assurance in Australia and comments on the assumptions, taken for granted premises and values which ...

Combining research and dental hygiene.

Are you interested in how periodontal disease affects the body? Do you have a theory on how a product or medicine affects the oral cavity? Do you wonder how dental-related materials and therapies work and if they are effective? Then research may be a way for you to combine your dental hygiene knowledge, satisfy your quest for more in-depth knowledge of a subject, and answer your question. This ...