ADVANCES IN INFECTION CONTROL
Since the emergence of COVID-19, we have implemented some of the most advanced systems on the market for infection control.
Surgically Clean Air JADE Air Purifier
JADE Air Purifiers are state of the art, hospital grade air filtration systems which provide complete air exchange in each of our dental operatories in less than two minutes, and remove 99.998% of particles down to 0.1 micron.
IQAir Dental Hg with FlexVac
Originally designed to protect patients and staff from potentially toxic mercury vapors, the Swiss-made IQAir Dental HG is also used for critical infection control by directly capturing aerosols and vapors before they become airborne. This highly advanced filtration system filters down to 0.003 micron. We also use this device to perform advanced amalgam removal to ensure no mercury contamination to the patient.
VectorFog ULV Cold Fogger
Between each patient, we are applying a non-toxic disinfectant to the air and surfaces of each room using a VectorFog ULV Cold Fogger. This machine generates a fog or mist formed of droplets between 5-50 microns in diameter. Studies have shown that droplets of this size are ideal for killing pathogens.
ADVANCES IN DIAGNOSIS
Major advances in technology have given us the ability to diagnose tooth decay beyond the traditional methods of finding soft spots with our hand instruments or by x-rays.
Kavo Diagnodent
One of the newer instruments we are now using is the German designed Kavo Diagnodent. This device uses a laser beam to measure the fluorescence in the tooth and interprets this as healthy or decayed. The device is useful in detecting decay where the traditional methods may fail; it also prevents us from treating a spot that looks like decay but has not penetrated the tooth enamel.
Acteon SoproLife
Another recently developed instrument is the SoproLife camera from the French company Acteon. This intraoral camera magnifies up to 50 times, and emits a blue light which shows up on the computer screen as a red spot on the tooth when decay is present. Like the Diagnodent, this can reveal decay when traditional methods may miss detection.