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University References
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN
JOURNALEN NR 14/2013
EDITOR: PERNILLE HANSEN
TRANSLATION: LAURA SIIRA
INTERVIEW WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
DENTISTRY AT AARHUS UNIVERSITY, DENMARK
30 lot about how we wanted to rebuild the build for tomorrow. I think we have achieved
The Department of Dentistry
at Aarhus University in Denmark conscious choice, as they have different The project group that the Department of
renewed all of its simulation and
treatment facilities. It is now
an ultramodern institution
with Planmeca’s high-technology
solutions, which will answer
the needs of dental education
for a long time to come.
Facts
• 192 Planmeca Compact™ i Touch
units and 20 Planmeca simulation
units
• 8 surgical units with Planmeca
patient chairs and ceiling-mounted
instrument console and monitor
• The first installation in 2009 and the
last 93 units installed in 2012
St–aatlesootfotmhoerarorwt !
According to Ellen Frandsen technology today, but that we also have
Lau, Head of the Department clinics that are set for future development.
of Dentistry, a great emphasis That is absolutely crucial”, says Frandsen.
in the department's renovation “It is so rarely that we can make this kind
was placed on the interiors and colours of renewals, it makes no sense to create the
of the different rooms. “We thought a best for just today’s needs. We have to also
space. Walking around our school, one it here, which I’m really happy for.”
can immediately see that the different
clinics have different interiors. This is a Well-defined expectations
needs and purposes. For example, there’s Dentistry had appointed for the proposal
an open structure in the student clinics process was extremely thorough in its
that are meant for learning the everyday research. Therefore, a well-defined wish
work of a dentist. An open area creates list for the new equipment was created and
good conditions for practical training and delivered to the tenderers, giving them a
instruction.” chance to develop the desired solutions.
It is clear to see what Frandsen refers Planmeca then developed a centralised,
to. The waiting rooms are lively with fresh, automatic waterline and suction tube
green colours, whereas the clinical rooms cleaning system, which was implemented
have more neutral colours to calm down into the whole school. Thanks to the new
the patients who are nervous about the system, there’s no longer the need for manual
treatment. In contrast, the chair upholsteries cleaning of the about 200 units. According
in the Planmeca dental units at the children’s to technician Finn Kammersgaard and
clinic are glowing in various bright colours Manager of Working Environment Erling
and the walls are covered with happy Østergaard, the centralised system has
pictures to put a smile on the little patients’ saved the school a great number of working
faces. This gives a good start for the child’s hours. “We have calculated that it’s really
treatment process with the dentist. expensive to have employees doing the
flushing of the 200 units every night. If one
Future-proof technology handling takes a minute, that's all in all 200
minutes, and if it takes two minutes, it means
However, it’s not only on the outside that the already 400 minutes. So 5 to 10 minutes of
Aarhus Department of Dentistry is modern. handling, including some maintenance work,
Along with the complete renovation, all the
equipment in the school was replaced with requires several people!”
the newest technology. “It was planned Another wish that the Department of
so that we not only have state-of-the-art Dentistry got fulfilled in connection with the