A dental assistant’s applications normally involves an air/water syringe, a saliva ejector and a large volume evacuator. Find out about the most frequently utilized dental assistant equipment with recommendations from a dentist in this free online video on dental health and oral cleanliness.
Professional: Dr. Mike Glasmeier
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Bio: Dr. Mike Glasmeier is a member of the American Dental Affiliation.
Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
What it doesn't tell you is that these things are going to ruin your joints and cause carpal tunnel if you do your job well and for more than 10-15 year! This is because the designs haven't changed in decades. We started growing tooth structure in the lab, but cannot make a decent chair side equipment that doesn't cause pain during long procedures…Shame.
what's that blue light with the orange thin called
I used to work at a children's dentist, where 2 of my sisters work, and we called the "air water dispenser" a triplex, or windy Wendy infront of kids, and the "saliva ejector" sammy sucker (keep in mind we called it that in front of kids) and I don't think I was ever told what the actual name was because no one ever used it. The last tool was just "big sammy"
This really helps in giving a better understanding on the tools used by the dental assistants during the procedure.
Tools that you pass to the dentist aren't basic tools that the DA uses. The DA uses the three tools shown the most.
Some dentists like for all of the tools to be on their side for them to grab on their own but the DA still gets the saliva ejector and hve.
This video does a good job of showing the what DA uses the most.
Thanks this was very helpful
I was called Juicy! I got lots Mr. Thirsty.
The spit sucker is mr thirsty
Jaja They are called instruments and he's a professional if my teacher caught me saying tools she would kick me right out da door!!! :)
@rosko6 how do you like your job?
does anybody know where i can get this material in a book i will soon be taking these courses and wanted to be familiar before i go to school
what bout the low volume evacuator? lol it can get the blood and crap! and it gets in the machine wich all DA's need to clean out 🙂 haha
@toothfairy4diabetics Where are you located toothfairy? I want to work for you….
WELL SAID AM ONE SO I KNOW……..
guy needs help!
How can you call instruments tools?
He is fixing the mouth not a car!
Dental Assistants Rock!
I would like to salute all the dental assistants out there that do a great job . In my opinion it was my stepping stone to becoming a dentist and I love what I do.
If it wasn't for dental assistants the ship would sink.
We are the backbone of a well runned practice even though they don't think so.
Most dentist have no clue of what a dental assistant really does. Therefore, I don't understand why he is doing the video.=Dental Assistants Rock!
Dr.D The Toothfairy!
I agree.. he makes the dental assistants job seem like theres nothing to it. definitely not the case.. not to mention forecepes for putting the clamp on for the dam, the pfi, lining instruments or even the difference in instruments for amalgam and composite.. this video missed alot of info about the dental assistants tools.
yeah the dental assistant may use those 3 the most… but what about all the tools we hand to the dentist? for instance, the basic setup – mouth mirror, dental explorer, periodontal prob, and cotton plyers. then to mix material, the dental spatula. and amalgam carrier, dycal instrument, amalgam plugger/condenser, hollenback, cleiod/discoid, ball burnishers, carvers, etc… and then the materials!! Dycal, Vitrebond, acid etch (obviously for composite) base catylist.. Ur missing a lot
my dentist better not get any lessons from the internet