[Recommendations for the equipment of the dental office. 1. General dentistry]

The necessity for modifications to the standard specifications for equipment to date in force in the GDR is substantiated by the continued development of equipment elements and by the exploitation of recent findings and of experience with the scientific work organization in stomatology. Three fundamental variants of the basis equipment are described for the optimal room size of 4.000 x 5.000 mm. Because, at present, such rooms are available, with but few exceptions, only in new buildings, it is recommended to combine two basic size, each of them being 3.000 x 6.000 mm. The displacement of the original partition walls (to realize the optimal room size), being impossible for constructional reasons, the width of such a treatment room must be fixed at 6.000 mm. Further rooms such as, for instance, recreation rooms and rooms for the centralized instrument preparation and maintenance and for a dental nurse specialized in dental and oral hygiene may be joined to the basic size of 3.000 x 6.000 mm. The decision on the size of the recreation rooms and the rooms for the centralized instrument preparation and maintenance will depend on principle upon the number of co-workers at the respective institution or service. The basic equipment for the described variants is presented and supplemented with suggestions for the installation of large devices and furniture.