BACKGROUND 5S is considered as a foundation for lean, because of its ability to eliminate wastes from non-value added activities or waste from human motion. It is a structured program to systematically organise workplace and boost the morale of workers, promoting a sense of pride in their work. The objectives of the study are to reduce the process wastes, smoothen the process flow, improve the storage facilities, safety and security through 5S techniques at a selective biomedical engineering department; to measure the improvement in 5S audit scoring before and after 5S implementation. MATERIALS AND METHODS An experimental study was carried out in Yenepoya Medical College Hospital, Mangalore. The effectiveness of 5S techniques were assessed by using 5S audit checklist with rating score of each component (audit score ranging from 0 to 5). Photographs before and after the implementation of 5S techniques in this study were captured. RESULTS Improvement was observed at the biomedical engineering department that was reflected from the fact that the audit score had increased from 31.79% to 91.794%. Paired t-test was 8.5673 at p < 0.0010. CONCLUSION 5S technique is an inevitable tool to enhance the productivity, safety, acceptable working environment, optimal inventory management and resultant financial benefits of saving inventory cost, smooth workflow, uninterrupted access to materials and tools as and when required. This technique has stood the test of time for improving quality in various organisations such as healthcare, industrial area, business sectors and educational institutions and so forth.
It is common knowledge, senior practitioners think that their practice keeps them well-acquitted with knowledge and skill and that they do not need any Continuing Dental Education (CDE) program. They think such CDE programs are only for junior practitioners.Aims: This paper was done to investigate the relation between the seniority of practice and their need for CDE programs. To this end, the skill level of both senior and junior practitioners was analyzed. Materials and methods:Casts of various dental surgeon around Chennai were collected from reputed dental technicians. A photograph of the prepared tooth was made. Using software 'Image tool' the taper of the prepared tooth was determined. Then the results were analyzed. Result:The result show that the junior practitioners had a mean taper of 17.3402 with a max taper of 23.15 and a min taper of 14.07. Senior practitioners had a mean taper of 21.3420 with a max taper of 24.13* and a min taper of 15.22. Conclusion:Analysis of the result shows interesting data, which leads to the conclusion that senior practitioners need CDE program as much as the junior practitioners.
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