14 AUSTRALASIAN DENTIST NEWS Infection control should be at the heart of every dental practice. It is not a single process or piece of equipment, but a mindset that should govern the approach to controlling potential spread of infection throughout the practice. at mindset is made much easier by equipment with built-in safeguards to protect both patients and sta from possible infection from contamination of equipment, instruments and airborne aerosols. At A-dec, infection control is built into every dental unit, giving you added peace of mind. From A-dec’s proprietary Alphasan antimicrobial tubing, together with the design of the A-dec control block which prevents water stagnating and the A-dec self-contained dental unit waterline system which is easily and simply treated with A-dec ICX® tablets to prevent contamination. Infection control is strongly guided by the ADA’s infection control guidelines, which cover everything from simple things like barriers and wiping down surfaces in the dental surgery, to reprocessing of dental instruments. A-dec equipment has easy-to-clean smooth upholstery and dental unit surfaces to make applying barriers and wiping down Infection control built into A-dec equipment between patients easier. is is especially the case with the Continental design delivery system where instruments can be easily picked up to wipe down the gently contoured control head underneath. can ush, purge, and consistently follow recommended waterline protocol, while leaving your hands free while you get on with other important tasks. e Flush Dock’s portable, stand-alone, and easy to move between rooms. At the end of the day, simply “rinse and repeat” with each chair while you get on with other things. When an A-dec syringe is inserted into the holder, it depresses the water button, automatically triggering the syringe ush. Hands-free instrument flushing Handpiece lines may be started by manually holding the ush toggle – or via the timed ush feature on the latest A-dec DS7 and CP5i control pads, which allow customised, pre-set ush timers to start the process for you. With the Flush Dock in place, it’s ready to go when you need it. e Flush Dock helps reinforce waterline maintenance protocols and can also be used for dental unit waterline purging after using A-dec ICX Renew® waterline shock treatments. From beginning to end, the thoughtful design of A-dec delivery systems ensures the highest level of infection control for you, your team and importantly, your patients. u Learn more at australia.a-dec.com A-dec Pro Turbines and handpieces e new turbine ‘Vaporiser’ feature – exclusive to the A-dec Pro delivery systems – purges the turbine with a blast of high-speed air, preventing water being drawn back into the turbine head, helping eliminate potential contamination. It also avoids the last drop from dripping onto the patient when the handpiece is removed from the oral cavity, adding to patient comfort and safety. A-dec’s XC-10 electric motor, suitable for contra angle and speed-increasing and speed-decreasing handpieces is also favoured by many for its quiet, powerful operation and for greatly reducing the production of aerosols compared to highspeed turbines. New Flush Dock e new A-dec Pro delivery systems also feature a unique “auto ush” function. Activating this operation purges all tubing to ensure there is only fresh water in the dental unit water lines. And at the end of the day, all dental waterlines can be easily ushed using this feature and the innovative new A-dec ush dock – a hands-free solution that doesn’t require a sink, bucket, HVE or cuspidor. With speci ed slots to hold handpieces and A-dec syringes, you
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