Quality Assurance in the Dental Office

Quality assur ance in

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Quality assurance plan
Include both quality control test and quality administration procedures
Dentist
Ultimately responsible for the overall quality assurance plan
Qualified technician
Must calibrate dental xray equipment to ensure consistent xray machineperformance and the production of dental xray
The dentist, hygienist, assistant or manufacturer's service representive
Annual test can be performed by
Fresh film
Clear with slight blue tint
Adequate contact
Wire mesh uniform density
Inadequate contact
Wire mesh varying densities
Film processing
One of the most critical areas in quality control and requires daily monitoring
Every 6 months
Darkroom check for light tightness and safelighting
When can safelighting be checked
Only after the light tightness of the darkroom has been established
Coin test
Unwrap 1 unexposed film, place 4 ft from safelight, leave for 3-4 min. remove and process
Daily
Two test films should be processed in the automatic processor
Functioning processor
Unexposed film appears clear and dry. Exposed appears black and dry
Monitoring of processing solutions
Most critical component of of film processing quality
Daily
Processing films must be replenished