EURO-QUAL - Towards a quality system for European Orthodontic Professionals

ISBN-13: 9789051993301 Publisher: IOS Press Publication date: 01/01/1997 Series: Biomedical and Health Research Series , #14 Pages: 250 Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.63(d) Age Range: 17 Years The three keywords, Orthodontics, Europe and Quality represent the important issues in this book, describing the EURO-QUAL, BIOMED 1 Programme. In this Programme, individuals and representatives of institutions have been asked to contribute to the discussion on the development of a quality system for orthodontic care. The philosophy of Total Quality Management was adopted and specific emphasis was given to patient quality. When considering how the structure and quality of European orthodontic care continuously can be improved, there are certain conditions which are difficult to modify. From the start this has been realised and respected and therefore the guidelines for the quality are flexible and can be adapted to different conditions. Available knowledge has been bundled and an att