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In the simulation section with five
plus five spaces, students practice
in a work environment that is
very similar to an actual clinical
environment.
Folktandvården’s (Swedish National The clinic’s new section has a total of "We needed to be able to accommodate
Dental Health Service) 3000 m2 basic 70 treatment spaces with the most modern as many work spaces as possible in as small
training clinic for adult dental care students equipment in Sweden: 40 simulator spaces an area as possible, both for dental hygienist
underwent a complete renovation in 2011. and 30 treatment spaces. Of the latter, 24 training and dentist training.”
The need for the remodeling arose from spaces are in large teaching halls and six are Aiming to find a modern simulation clinic,
the increasing number of dental and dental in smaller training rooms, one of which has the choice fell to Planmeca Compact i, clinical
hygiene students being taken in each year. a video camera. simulation. Students work on a dummy with
Also, clinical training starts earlier in the new Each day, this section fits approximately a torso at a real dental unit. This solution
dentistry curriculum. 100 students and patients, and roughly 60 saved a lot of space at the clinic.
“The training is being expanded and we clinic personnel (20 nurses, 6 hygienists and Ergonomic design and authentic
were looking for solutions to maximise the 30 dentists as well as administrative personnel environment
number of work spaces,” explains Ms. Åsa and clinic management). It is obvious that
30 Leonhardt, associate professor and head scheduling is a challenging puzzle. Plameca has brought simulation to the same
of Folktandvården’s training clinic for adult All 30 treatment spaces are equipped level as the most popular unit sold, the
with Planmeca Compact™ i units with Planmeca Compact™ i Touch. This includes
dentistry.
“The real challenge for us now is that we are LED lighting, Planmeca dental chairs with a touchscreen instead of push buttons and
in the middle of a transition period between standard upholstery and soft headrests in a LED lights instead of halogen lighting.
two different curricula,” she continues. “Since Tempur-Pedic material, saddle chairs, and The unit is easy to use, displaying clear
the students now come in contact with dental stools. symbols and text instructions. Each work
patients earlier than previously, we need both space is equipped with a display screen for
working with data records and for showing
more patients and more treatment spaces." A modern simulation clinic
More room “When the renovation group was looking for demonstration films.
new equipment, we looked for a simulation “It’s wonderful that we are investing in the
The most notable aspects of the change are clinic that was similar to the actual clinical students and can provide new innovations for
the lighting, the open spaces, and the fresh situation and that provided a large number training,” says Åsa Leonhardt, who feels that it
color scheme. of spaces,” says Leonhardt. is a strength to be able to show demonstration
Tomorrow’s dentists work with the
latest equipment right from the start.
