Dental furniture, model overview and requirements

When organizing a dental office, in addition to the immediate workplace - a chair, equipment necessary for medical procedures, dental furniture is also of considerable importance. These include tables, cabinets, chairs, cabinets, which store not only tools, preparations, but also the necessary documentation. The work of the dentist simultaneously requires ergonomics, dynamics of space - everything should be at hand, if necessary, the environment should be able to transform to provide the best access to the patient.

Necessary furniture

To organize a separate office for a dentist, one should take into account the specifics of the direction of his activity, the requirements put forward by the standards for organizing the workspace. If you are faced with the task of purchasing equipment, furniture, proceed from the area of the proposed premises, remember that 1 specialist has a certain minimum area, which can not be cut in any case. Sometimes clinic owners make attempts to "optimize", wanting to squeeze an already working specialist to install an additional workplace. When inspected by the inspection, such a cramped situation is regarded as a violation, which entails the consequences of fines and orders to return the cabinet to its proper condition.

Furniture for dentistry is not only a specialist’s office, because even a private office involves several areas.

Reception, registration of visitors, waiting area;
consulting room;
laboratories;
archive;
staff relaxation room;
stock.

Each department requires a certain type of furniture. For example, convenient cabinets for outerwear in the staff room; lockable cabinets for storing accountable medicines; racks for archives; work tables, modular cabinets, cabinet for cabinet. Furniture for the clinic belongs to the category of actively operated, therefore, according to the rules must undergo regular sanitary treatment. Manufacturers consider this feature when choosing materials and coatings.

Primary requirements

Furniture for the dental office is designed for high-quality, ergonomic organization of space due to increased strength, mobility, resistance to external influences, the modular nature of the ratio. That is why a number of requirements are imposed on it:

increased hygiene requirements mean a smooth surface that prevents the accumulation of dust, a durable coating based on polymer epoxy paint, resistant to thermal, chemical, mechanical stress;
high-quality furniture should be based on sheet steel, which ensures reliability, durability with a guaranteed long service life;
for mobile products - tables, stands, armchairs - high-quality fittings are required;
the design can be either universal, concise, or made taking into account the brand book of a single private clinic;
mobile structures should move easily, without additional efforts from the specialist;
cabinets for medicines, drugs should have locks to limit access;
sanitary areas are provided with the possibility of mounting sinks;
furniture should be able to install additional lighting, bactericidal treatment irradiators.

Furniture should be ergonomic, functional and meet the specifics of a specialist:

the equipment used is located on tables, racks, stands;
tools are sorted, are in reach;
surfaces after working with materials, preparations are easy to wash.

At the end of the service life, the furniture elements are subject to timely replacement or repair, if this is permitted by the order.

Varieties

What is the furniture for a dental clinic. First of all, this is the doctor’s workplace:

dental chair - a place where the doctor carries out medical manipulations. The ability to change the position of the patient, a comfortable head restraint, and a height adjustment will facilitate the work of the dentist, allowing the patient to be positioned as conveniently as possible. Some procedures can last a long time, if the patient is uncomfortable, then it will be necessary to reduce the visit time, which will significantly stretch the treatment;
a desktop, an armchair - a place where the primary reception is conducted, work with documents. The work of a doctor implies a high static load. The ability to adjust the height of the chair, its anatomical backrest will reduce the risk of developing occupational diseases.

Furniture for storing tools:

stationary stands - for storing available stocks;
mobile cabinets - for topical, often demanded tools, preparations. They can be equipped with both wheels and a telescopic leg, which allows you to adjust the height. Used by a specialist as a mobile table when performing manipulations. This type of furniture can be both floor and hinged.

Another required piece of furniture is a cabinet. Its purpose may vary:

for clothes, personal belongings of staff;
for storing bixes, large packages of drugs, disinfectants, sterile disposable gloves, napkins, paper towels, etc.
for storage of medicines (such a cabinet is locked);
for documents, accounting journals.

Also, depending on the capabilities of the clinic and the preferences of a particular specialist, open racks are used, as well as racks that help fix lighting, bactericidal treatment lamps.

Table

Armchair

Mobile bedside table

Medicine cabinet

How to arrange in the office

The doctor’s office has strict zoning, which corresponds to the location of dental furniture. For example, the area of the desktop, where there may also be a cabinet with documents and a telephone. This zone is primarily communicative. Here, an initial survey is carried out, maps, registration books and reports are filled. Tables are most often placed by the window to provide natural daylight.

Sanitary and hygienic zone - a sink is located here, allowing the doctor to wash his hands before manipulation and after, put in order the form after work.

Preparatory zone - there is also a sink and a working table where the necessary tools, preparations, pastes are prepared. There is also a sterilizing cabinet, after which the nurse needs to pack the processed tools in special packages. The surface of the table is smooth, the coating without large pores, resistant to regular processing by sanitary means.

Dental chair area - circular access is very important here, because sometimes you may need the help of a nurse - for example, when pumping water and saliva from the oral cavity with a saliva ejector. The compressor responsible for supplying air to the dental unit will also be located here. Although the work chair should be sufficiently lit, they try to place it at a distance from the window and in the back of the office so that the patient does not appear in sight during treatment.

Criterias of choice

The complete set of dental office furniture should ideally take place in agreement with the specialist working there. All doctors have their own preferences, which must be taken into account, especially since they know the specifics of their specialty and can help in choosing.

Modern companies manufacturing and supplying furniture for medical offices offer 3 categories:

economy;
standard;
VIP - sets.

In addition to the cost, such furniture will differ in the quality of the material, the coating and the fittings used.The most popular brands on the market are Arkodor and Amikodent, PANMED, JOLLY DENTAL, SARATOGA, ER METAL, TAVOM, Dental Art.

Private clinics prefer not only to purchase standard sets of furniture, but also to order headsets for the office in corporate colors. This approach allows you to emphasize the individual characteristics of the interior and make a more favorable impression on patients. The selection criteria will be the following list of characteristics.

Criterion	Details
Security	First of all, it concerns the quality of fastening hardware, the absence of sharp angles, the reliability of fastening fixing screws. The specialist and the patient should be as comfortable as possible while working; furniture should not become sources of injury during careless movement.
Reliability	Furniture must withstand daily intense workloads without compromising performance.
Convenience	The ability to quickly adjust the workspace, maneuverability, ease of care for surfaces. Comfortable furniture allows you to spend less effort and removes some of the static tension from the muscles during work.
Hygiene	Coatings should be resistant to aggressive disinfectants, not contain a porous surface that would allow dust particles and other contaminants to accumulate.

According to statistics, the advantage is given to furniture made of steel coated with polymers. When purchasing, they try to combine quality and price - reviews of furniture manufactured in Russia and the CIS countries show high competitiveness in relation to European counterparts.

The coating is presented in a wide range of shades, which helps to choose a set of furniture for a specific interior solution. Multifunctionality makes it possible to complete not only dental offices, but also dental laboratories, where work with polymers and gypsum is carried out.

Ready-made solutions and projects are on sale. In any case, you can get a quality environment, characterized by a long service life, with the ability to equip with the necessary electrical appliances and panels, as well as the installation of lighting lamps.

Another important criterion is the availability of certificates of conformity and hygienic certificates operating in the territory of the Russian Federation. The lack of required documentation will create problems when checking a dental office, moreover, this is a serious reason to refuse a supplier, because the furniture may well not meet the necessary requirements.