Learning objective: to study safety rules when working with dental equipment, rules for the maintenance and care of dental equipment, basic emergency conditions in dental practice and first urgent aid.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF DENTAL UNITS
To ensure long-term and trouble-free operation of dental units, it is necessary to follow the rules of operation and ensure systematic maintenance. Technical maintenance plan
Before you start, you need to do the following:
► check the availability of water and the availability of sewerage;
► check the operation of the compressor and for the presence of liquids in the tanks;
► check the performance of instruments, handpieces and seats;
► clean the instruments, control panels, handles and switches, spittoon bowl and the surface of the chair.
After each patient, you need to do the following:
► clean the instruments, control panels, handles and switches, spittoons and the surface of the chair;
► replace the tips of the saliva ejector and vacuum cleaner;
► clean the spittoon bowl.
At the end of the working day it is necessary to do the following:
► clean the spittoon bowl and fill the sewage system with a disinfectant and cleansing solution;
► disconnect the power supply from the unit, chair and compressor;
► shut off the water supply tap, thus disconnecting the unit from the water supply;
► release pressure from the compressor and the air system of the unit;
► release the remaining water from the hydraulic system of the unit;
► check for the cleanliness of instruments, control panels, handles and switches, spittoons and the surface of the chair;
► drain condensate from the compressor receiver;
► check the oil level in the compressor crankcase and the automatic tip lubrication system (if any);