HVE – The dental high-volume oral evacuation (HVE) system is an independent clinical vacuum system specifically designed for the collection, removal and disposal of liquids, solids, and aerosols from the patient’s mouth in a dental office. To prevent contamination emanating from aerosols generated by high speed turbine handpieces it is essential that they be removed [...]
Suction Line Cleaning
December 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
One of the most basic forms of maintenance to be performed in a dental office is suction line cleaning, but many offices neglect this task. When suction lines are not cleaned, debris begins to build up around joints and bends, and slowly clogs the line. This results in poor vacuum performance.
To combat this, dental [...]
Hands Free Faucets For A Dental Office
December 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
This writer was recently in a dental office looking for a sink to wash my hands. The sink was easy to find, but I couldn’t find the foot activated switch to turn on the faucet. It took me a moment to realize that there was no remote switch, and that I would have to operate [...]
Waste Amalgam Management – Amalgam Separators
December 27, 2008 By 1 Comment
Dental amalgamators are part of the equipment in dental offices. Dental amalgam contains trace amounts of mercury. While the mercury in the amalgam is considered harmless while in the patient’s restoration, there is some concern that large quantities of amalgam gathering in the same place could pose environmental concerns. Obviously dental offices, which remove and [...]
Digital Imaging: Intra-Oral Cameras
December 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Functionally, intra-oral cameras have not changed for some time. Their basic shape and function; a wand shaped device with a lens at the tip which is used to take pictures of teeth and oral structure, has remained the same for decades now.
That isn’t to say that there have been no changes in camera technology over [...]