Part 3 - All those o'rings

Part 2 -Troubleshooting & Valves

Part 1 - Air and Water Flow

In order to accommodate sit-down dentistry, most equipment in dentistry is on some sort of arm to allow flexible positioning. Delivery...

Part 3: Under Pressure

How to deal with heating issues in your autoclave.

Diagnosing and Trouble-Shooting Sterilizers Part 1 -Sterilizer Basics

As of May 5, 2021, Hospira has issued a recall of specific lots of 0.5% Bupivacaine Hydrochloride and Lidocaine HCL. If you have either...

Routine Handpiece Maintenance can dramatically extend your dental handpiece life and save you thousands!

I have heard from many dentists who swear by using a generic "shop" compressor in their dental office. The primary driver is, of course,...

Slowspeed handpieces are versatile and can be used for many procedures.

Many dental dealers have what they call "preferred brands", but do you know what that actually refers to?

While grey market goods aren't usually purchased from people in trenchcoats in alleyways, the legitimacy of these goods is no more clear...

In 1992 the ADA updated their standard 47 governing the design and construction of dental units to include incorporation of...

The FDA has announced that Sunstar Americas has expanded their voluntary recall of Paroex Chlorhexidine Gluconate due to microbial...

Having trouble with a leaking handpiece? Of course, "leak" can mean water coming out from somewhere it isn't supposed to (for example,...

Sometimes mixing things is good, but sometimes it can cause lots of problems and not everyone likes chocolate in their peanut butter. For...

The air from the foot control drives pneumatic handpieces (of course) but is also used to activate the coolant to the handpiece (both air...

Often the key to diagnosis is correctly identifying valves. The function of valves can usually be discerned by how many and what types of...