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Category Archives: General
Tech Tips #41: How to Rebuild Your Air/Water Syringe- Video
Save time and money with this helpful video. It demonstrates just how easy rebuilding your air water syringe can be.
For more information on syringe repairs and troubleshooting leaking syringes please visit the following issues of Tech Tips:
How to Repair a Leaky Syringe- Part 1
How to Repair a Leaky Syringe- Part 2
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Tech Tips #40: Handpiece Torque
Simply stated, torque is a unit of work. As rotary instruments, dental handpieces can generate tremendous amounts of torque to perform the work needed. As such, torque can have a great impact on how effective your handpiece is. But what affects torque?
First of all, the construction of the dental handpiece can influence its performance. (Check [...]
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American Dental Sponsors More CE!
Doctors Tommy Murph and Gayle Fletcher are planning two more hands-on courses covering exodontia. Courses are scheduled for Saturday, March 17th through Wednesday, March 21st in Tamarindo, Costa Rica and Saturday June 30th through Wednesday July 4th at a location still to be determined.
Their comprehensive courses will cover everything from simple to complex. Learn techniques [...]
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Tech Tips #39: Easy Peri-Pro Transport Realignment- Video
In a previous issue of Tech Tips we have discussed how to diagnose and repair problems with your Peri Pro transport. This month, we will guide you through the simple process of realigning your Peri Pro Transport. This is another repair that sounds like a tough task, but is really quite easy and only takes [...]
Tech Tips #38: How to Install a Dental Chair in Less Than 30 Minutes
This month we’ll run down how to install a DCI/Marus dental chair, other makes may vary somewhat, but they are all quite similar. Installing a dental chair is a straight-forward and simple task that anyone can perform in less than 30 minutes. Really! And by doing it yourself, not only will you increase your familiarity with [...]
Another Costa Rica Trip Scheduled
Dr. Tommy Murph and Dr. Gayle Fletcher will again be travelling to Costa Rica to help the citizens there and teach a course on extractions, suturing, avoiding complications and dealing with complications that can arise from extractions.
The date is set for the week of October 22-27, 2011 and registration will soon be full!
Once again, attendees [...]
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Tech Tips #37: Statim Solenoid Valve Inspection & Repair- Video
In a few previous issues of Tech Tips we have discussed how to diagnose problems and care for your Statim. This month, we will walk you through inspecting & repairing your Statim’s solenoid valve. It may seem a daunting task, but this video demonstrates just how easy it really is.
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Unintended Dental Exam Glove Durability Test
Often times, we find out about the durability of our products in strange ways.
I like to wear our dental exam gloves while I am doing Air Techniques Peri Pro Transport Rack refurbishing. The film transports sit in chemicals and I wear the latex free gloves so that I am not in direct contact with the [...]
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Humanitarian Dentists Offer More CE
Extraction Complications
The recent trip to Costa Rica was such a success that another CE course is now being scheduled. Dr. Gayle Fletcher and Dr. Tommy Murph are proud to announce that they will present a lecture on extraction complications. We will discuss common and not so common complications that occur during and after extractions. How [...]
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Tech Tips #42: Dental Handpiece Turbine Installation- Video