CRITICAL ANALYSIS

OF IIDH

COMMUNITY
DENTISTRY

RECEPTION

PROBLEMS IN THE PARKING

No separate parking lot for patients
LOT/ENTRANCE

No female guards, barbed wires, CCTV camera

are present but are not in working condition
Hospital sign not in a prominent place
Building in need of fresh coat of paint
Cleanliness not up to mark

IMPROVEMENTS THAT
CAN BE MADE
Separate parking should be designated for
patients
There should be proper check and balance of
security
The building should be refurbished
Female guards should be appointed

WAITING AREA

PROBLEMS IN THE
WAITING AREA
Crowded since same entrance for patients and
students
No signboard giving directions to the various
departments

IMPROVEMENTS THAT
CAN BE MADE

POSITIVE ASPECTS
Well-equipped pharmacy
Separate waiting area for male and female
patients

OPD ( OUT PATIENT

DEPARTMENT)

POSITIVE ASPECTS
Infectious and noninfectious waste kept
separate
Adequate supply of
sterilized instruments
Cleanliness kept up to the
standard
Dental units are sufficient

PROBLEMS IN THE OPD

Heaters and air conditioners are not in working
condition
Sterilized and unsterilized instruments are kept
together

IMPROVEMENTS THAT
CAN BE MADE
Care should be taken to keep sterilized and
unsterilized instruments separate

DEPARTMENT OF
DENTAL RADIOLOGY

PROBLEMS IN THE
RADIOLOGY
DEPARTMENT
Patients have been seen
waiting inside the room

IMPROVEMENTS THAT
CAN BE MADE
Patient and technician should wear a protective
lead apron and protective gloves
Patients should be allotted with numbers so that
only one patient enters the room at a time

POSITIVE ASPECTS
Caution signs are displayed prominently on the
door and inside the room
There is a lead wall to limit exposure to
radiation
Lead apron is available

STERILIZATION ROOM

PROBLEMS IN THE
STERILIZATION ROOM
Technician not wearing gloves
The same contaminated tooth brush is used to
clean all the instruments

IMPROVEMENTS THAT
CAN BE MADE
Technician should wear gloves
Working space should be clean and clean tooth
brush should be used for different instruments.

POSITIVE ASPECTS
Autoclave is available and in proper working condition
Proper packing of instruments

EMERGENCY EXIT

DEPARTMENT OF
OPERATIVE DENTISTRY

PROBLEMS IN THE
OPERATIVE
DEPARTMENT
Name of department not displayed
Shortage of assistants; patients holding suction
tubes themselves
Infectious waste bins are uncovered
Lack of cleanliness
No hand sanitizer/soap

Continued
X-rays machine is available in RCT department
but the digital probe is not in working condition

IMPROVEMENTS THAT
CAN BE MADE
Name of the department should be displayed
Infectious waste bins should be covered
More assistants are needed

DEPARTMENT OF ORAL
SURGERY

PROBLEMS IN ORAL
SURGERY DEPARTMENT
Shortage of assistants
Only a single dental unit is connected to the generator when
there is no electricity
Shortage of sterilized instruments
No cauterizer

IMPROVEMENTS THAT
CAN BE MADE
More dental units should be installed
More technicians required

DEPARTMENT OF
PERIODONTICS

PROBLEMS IN THE
PERIODONTICS
DEPARTMENT

Shortage of assistants

Only one portable suction

available
Wires exposed (potential fire
hazard)
House officers dont have a
proper place to sit when free
Heater not in working condition

IMPROVEMENTS THAT
CAN BE MADE
More assistants should be
hired
All exposed wires should be
covered

PROBLEMS IN THE
ORTHODONTICS
DEPARTMENT
Shortage of wires

IMPROVEMENTS THAT
CAN BE MADE
Should hire more technicians
Should ensure adequate supply of wires

POSITIVE ASPECTS
Clean and tidy department

Units are assigned

to specific doctors

Cases are documented on the notice board

PROBLEMS IN THE
ORTHODONTICS LAB
Shortage of technicians (only a single worker)
No glove supply
Lack of cleanliness
Record boxes are not arranged in order, therefore
are difficult to locate

IMPROVEMENTS THAT
CAN BE MADE
At least two technicians required
Record boxes should be arranged in a proper
sequence
Technicians should be supplied with gloves
Proper measures should be taken for cleanliness

GROUP MEMBERS
Madiha Khalid
Maryam Hasan
Mahnoor Tahir
Musarrat Tahir
Omama Fatima

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