ABSTRACT
The patient's file is often mismanaged because of the crowd and the frequency of emergencies caused by pain. The practitioner is worrying about handling it in first place. The objective of this work is to recall the importance of a good management of the dental records and to suggest a charting system. The interest of the dental chart, fundamental part of the patient dental file, is described before developing the implications related to an adequate management. The charting system of the service of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics of Abidjan Dental school is described. It translates the target of a good dental records management, which presents appreciable assets for practitioner, patient and administration.
Subject(s)
Dental Records , Forms and Records Control/organization & administration , Cote d'Ivoire , Databases as Topic , Dental Records/classification , Dental Records/legislation & jurisprudence , Dentistry, Operative/organization & administration , Documentation/methods , Emergency Treatment , Forms and Records Control/methods , Humans , Schools, Dental/organization & administrationABSTRACT
Appearance and style of the dental practitioner influences the perception of the patients. The objectives of this work are threefold: To raise the awareness of the patient regarding style and appearance; Evaluate whether style and appearance contribute to creating a relationship of trust between the patient and the practitioner; Make suggestions on enhancing one's appearance. A questionnaire was sent out to practitioners, senior patients of both sexes, and to children of four years or older. The evaluation shows that patients make their own judgement in the practitioner as of the first encounter, and cleanliness and elegance are highly rated. Make up is to be applied in a discreet fashion so as not to shock or scare the patients. 95% of the persons surveyed were partial to the external appearance of the dentist. Appearance and style therefore matter, and may not be considered superfluous.
