Redundancy
Unexpected ways to incorporate redundancy and how it can help you.
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Rick
Sep 7, 20211 min read
The Right Tool for the Job
What makes a good hex wrench and why you want a good set.
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Rick
Aug 31, 20211 min read
Why Your Foot Control May Be Causing Your Handpiece to Leak
If your handpiece drips, the problem could be in the foot control.
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Rick
Aug 10, 20211 min read
Are You SURE Your Drive Air Pressure is Set Correctly?
How to confirm your handpieces are operating at the correct pressure.
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Rick
Aug 8, 20212 min read
Adding a Water Quick Disconnect
Most ultrasonic scalers simply plug into a wall outlet for power but they also require water. They all have some sort of water line...
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Rick
Aug 3, 20211 min read
Take Your Top Off!
An Important Diagnostic Aid for Sterilizers and All of Your Equipment.
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Rick
Aug 3, 20212 min read
Equipment Not Working Correctly? Check Your Pressure!
Often it is the simplest of things that can cause problems, such as basic pressure adjustments. For proper function, a dental delivery...
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Rick
Aug 3, 20212 min read
How to Stop that Blast of Water From Your Syringe
How to avoid mixing water and air in your air/water syringe.
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Rick
Aug 2, 20212 min read
Do You REALLY Need It?
Don't Spend Too Much on Your Equipment
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Rick
Jul 20, 20213 min read
The Legendary Syringe - Final Installment
Part 3 - All those o'rings In the last 2 issues, we've discussed the design of the syringe (The Legendary Air/Water Syringe) and how...
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Rick
Jul 13, 20214 min read
The Legendary Syringe
Part 2 -Troubleshooting & Valves With the advent of disposable syringe tips in the early 1990's, the fit of the tip into the syringe was...
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Rick
Jun 29, 20213 min read
The Legendary Air/Water Syringe
Part 1 - Air and Water Flow Some may call it humble, but the air/water syringe has been around virtually unchanged for over half a...
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Rick
Jun 20, 20214 min read
On The Level
In order to accommodate sit-down dentistry, most equipment in dentistry is on some sort of arm to allow flexible positioning. Delivery...
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Rick
Jan 10, 20214 min read
Free Clogged Water Lines and Improve Infection Control
In 1992 the ADA updated their standard 47 governing the design and construction of dental units to include incorporation of...
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Rick
Dec 27, 20204 min read
Stopping the Drip, Drip, Drip of the Highspeed
Having trouble with a leaking handpiece? Of course, "leak" can mean water coming out from somewhere it isn't supposed to (for example,...
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Rick
Nov 9, 20205 min read
Curing the Cross-over Conundrum
Sometimes mixing things is good, but sometimes it can cause lots of problems and not everyone likes chocolate in their peanut butter. For...
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Rick
Oct 25, 20202 min read
Repairing a constant "hiss" from a dental foot control
The air from the foot control drives pneumatic handpieces (of course) but is also used to activate the coolant to the handpiece (both air...
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Rick
Oct 11, 20201 min read
Know Your Tubing, Know Your Valves
Often the key to diagnosis is correctly identifying valves. The function of valves can usually be discerned by how many and what types of...
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Rick
Oct 2, 20201 min read
Put Your Equipment on Your Schedule
"Patient Name: Compressor" A handy mnemonic device to help you keep track of routine maintenance is to create patients in your PMS with...
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Rick
Oct 2, 20201 min read
Simple Trick to Reduce Aerosols from Your Dental Handpiece
Here it is — turn off your chip air To reduce aerosols generated by your handpiece, turn off the coolant air (also known as chip air)....
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