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Quality management in orthodontics.

Birte Prahl-Andersen¹

¹Department of Orthodontics, Academic Centre of Dentistry Amsterdam, Louwesweg 1, 1066 EA Amsterdam, The Netherlands. b.prahl@acta.nl

Journal of Orofacial Orthopedics = Fortschritte Der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/Official Journal Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Kieferorthopadie

|December 7, 2005

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Implementing modern quality management in orthodontic care is crucial. The EURO-QUAL project developed a European system focusing on patient needs, partnership, accountability, and cost containment for better orthodontic quality.

Area of Science:

Dental Public Health
Healthcare Management
Quality Improvement

Background:

Modern quality thinking requires continuous integration into orthodontic care.
The EURO-QUAL project (1993-2000) aimed to establish a European quality management system for orthodontics.

Purpose of the Study:

To outline the strategy and essential components for a European quality management system in orthodontic care.
To identify prerequisites for a general orthodontic quality management model.

Main Methods:

Development of a supra-national agreement on policy statements for European orthodontic care.
Identification of basic prerequisites for a general quality management model.

Main Results:

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Essential components identified: linking care to population need, patient partnership, clinical accountability, and cost containment.

Agreement reached on policy statements for orthodontic care across Europe.

Conclusions:

Value-based healthcare and Total Quality Management (TQM) are foundational principles.
The developed system aligns with World Health Organization and European Health Committee recommendations.