Evaluation of quandrant dentistry in provision of dental care.
The chairtime required for a single Class I or Class II amalgam restoration at 163 sittings was compared with the chairtime required for 99 cases in which two restorations in a quandrant were treated at the same sitting. The "Quadrant Dentistry Efficiency Rate" was calculated and it was found that quadrant dentistry resulted in a saving of between 30% and 50% of chairtime. The individual speed of the three dentists treating the children did not greatly influence the percentage of chairtime saved.
D002648:Child; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D003814:Dentistry, Operative / Q000592:standards*; D004526:Efficiency; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors