Quality Assurance in Custom Dental Devices: A Technologist'S Perspective. Issue 4 (December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Griffin, Anthony
• Is Part Of: Primary dental journal. Volume 6:Issue 4(2017)
• Page Start: 41
• Page End: 43
• Publication Date: 2017-12
• Subjects: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) -- Medical Devices Directive (MDD) -- Duty of Candour -- CAD/CAM -- Manufacturing -- Dental Appliances -- GDC -- ISO 9001:2008 -- DAMAS -- Statement of Manufacture; Dentistry -- Periodicals; Dentistry -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 617.6
• DOI: 10.1308/205016817822230201
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-1684

Abstract

Manufacturing of custom-made dental devices such as removable dentures, fixed prosthodontics and orthodontics are subject to the requirements of the Medical Devices Directive (MDD). Many dental laboratories often enhance these requirements by implementing quality assurance procedures that then provide enhanced consistency. This paper provides a dental technologist's view of some of the systems currently being used in dental laboratories to provide a quality assured product and associated issues.