Handpieces

new solution to dental splatter As much as Stacie Garn of South Jordan, UT, loves her job as a dental hygienist, she didn’t necessarily like the feeling of taking her work home with her. She faced what seems to be a universal problem among hygienists: splatter. “I used to be concerned that when I left the office and I didn’t have time to go...
Read MoreIf you needed to purchase a new handpiece right now, at the start of a busy week, which qualities would be most important to you? If you think about it, the features that affect your experience as a clinician also affect the patient and vice-versa. For instance, improved power helps the dentist complete the preparation more efficiently, which...
Read MoreA Creative Handpiece Design from Dentistry’s 'Infection Control Experts'
I appreciate the artistic process behind many dental products, from shade matching to CAD/CAM restorations. But can a handpiece design be inspired by art? SciCan has shown us it can. In an innovative research-and-development process, SciCan chose clay as a medium and asked 35 dentists to mold the material in their hands to create a handpiece...
Read MoreELECTROmatic System Offers Electric Handpieces That Are Worth a Test Drive
For air-driven handpiece users, the opportunity to upgrade to an electric handpiece can feel uncertain. Making a purchase decision on the "vehicle" of your operatory is a lot like buying a new car, with similar considerations. There's the cost of upgrading the model, learning its new controls, and just generally getting a feel for how it...
Read MoreYouTube really is a wonderful thing, isn’t it? A friend of mine recently watched a video on how to install a wall oven. The oven works great! So, imagine you just received your new RDH Freedom Cordless prophy handpiece from Dentsply Sirona Midwest. You’ve read the instructions and walked through its use with your sales rep, but you’d like one...
Read MoreThere’s a difference between confident and cocky, right? Cocky people just assume they’re always right and that they know exactly what they’re doing all the time. They can do anything without help or input from anyone else. On the other hand, confident people have done their research, asked for advice from experts, honed their skills, and...
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