Failure to Autoclave Dental Handpieces Could Result in Cross Contamination
According to research, practitioners that fail to utilize the autoclaving process on their dental handpieces are placing their patients at risk for cross contamination. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) established a specific set of guidelines regarding...Keep Your Dental Evacuation System Clean
As a practitioner, you understand that stable suction is the critical component of achieving success in all patient procedures. Learn how to keep your dental evacuation system clean and functioning optimally. If your dental evacuation system starts experience...Dental Suction Line Maintenance Should be a Main Priority this Year
Now that a new year is upon us, all dental practitioners should have a solid dental suction line maintenance and sterilization program in place. Healthy levels of suction is an essential component for all of the procedures that patients undergo. While regular cleaning...Dental Handpieces: A Comprehensive Guide on Torque and Speed
In the last few years, dental handpiece manufacturers have been improving their products. Geared towards lighter and sleeker instruments, the effort is to increase their ability to withstand the autoclaving process and the use of surface-based disinfectants. There are...Bio Pure – The Most Comprehensive Dental Suction Line Maintenance Product on the Market Today
The Bio Pure Evacuation System Cleaner is considered to be the single-most comprehensive dental suction line maintenance product on the market today. This product contains a proprietary-based microbial formula that has the unique capability of restoring the suction of...
The Most Common Maintenance Mistakes Made With W&H Handpieces
The W&H Group is an Austria-based manufacturer of dental devices and dental-based transmission tools and instruments such as W&H handpieces, surgical devices, implant stability measurement units, prosthodontic screwdrivers, sterilizers, water treatment...Are you Taking your Evacuation System for Granted?
Years ago, the only way dentists had to keep their work area in a patient’s mouth free of debris was to periodically give the patient a cup of water to rinse and then spit into a spit bowl. This added to the time it took for otherwise simple procedures. It also didn’t...
Cleaning and Sterilizing Your Patterson Dental Handpieces
Cleaning and sterilizing your Patterson dental handpieces is an important part of maintaining your dental instruments. It is important that you start by wearing protective clothing during this process. Remove Organic Material From the Handpiece Once you are prepared,...
Increase the Life of Your Sirona Dental Handpieces by Ensuring Regular Maintenance
If you want to increase the life of your Sirona dental handpieces, it is imperative that you ensure that the handpiece undergoes regular maintenance. A handpiece that functions poorly not only results in stress for the clinician; it may also result in a...Dental Handpiece Care and Maintenance
A dental handpiece is no doubt one of the most important tool in a dental practice. It is an expensive, non-disposable dental tool that uses state-of-the art technology that is precision-made for quality and efficient application. The handpiece, its replacement parts...
Midwest Shorty Tech Tip
Here is a tech tip for Midwest Shorty users from Hughes Dental LLC, a family owned handpiece repair company that has been a trusted repair center for over 17 years. If the Midwest Shorty suddenly no longer operates, make sure the forward/reverse valve is fully...