Dental Equipment


The best dental equipment is that which is affordable and dependable while remaining easy to maintain. There are often field technicians that specialize in repairing dental equipment, but these services can be somewhat expensive.

Examples of Dental Equipment:

Dental Lights

Dental lights are one of the most common memories people have from going to the dentist. The brilliant light that peers down upon your mouth as you lie back in the chair is an essential tool for the dentist. The light illuminates the patient's mouth so that no cavity goes unnoticed or toothache goes untreated.

Dental Chair

The dental chair is a familiar fixture in the office, and this special device enables the dentist to effectively complete his job. With capabilities including vertical and horizontal hydraulic adjustments as well as featured foam and upholsteries, dental chairs are essential for patient comfort during long and occasionally painful procedures.

Dental Unit Waterlines

Dental offices use water in almost every part of their practice. Water cleans the patients' mouths, keeps the mouth hydrated during procedures, and sterilizes dental instruments. Special waterlines, set up specifically for dental office use, supply all equipment. These waterlines are regulated and should only be purchased from vendors who specialize in the sterilization process.

Dental Arms

From tray tables to monitors to mounts and everything in between, dental offices depend on all sorts of dental arms to operate efficiently. These dental arms provide better access to the tools and information. These include monitors, radius mounts, pole mounts, ceiling mounts, and many other extenders.

There are also many other products that are deemed necessary in dental offices. These include air compressors, air dryers, autoclaves, carts, delivery units, processors, stools, ultrasonics, vacuum pumps, and x-ray machines are other common fixtures found useful by dentists.

Best Dental Equipment Suppliers

Many companies specialize on particular machines or aspects of the industry, while others feature refurnished dental equipment at low prices for increased cost effectiveness.

Here are a few industry stalwarts:
  • A-dec, Inc. manufactures an extensive quality line of chairs, delivery systems, dental furniture, stools, lights and hand pieces. Their products are sold exclusively through specialized industry dealers, who also offer assistance with office design, equipment installation, financing and staff training.

  • Health Care Equipment Specialty, Inc. (HCES) provides refurbished dental and refurbished medical equipment. They also offer a wide array of obsolete parts and affordably priced new equipment.

  • Planmeca founded in 1971, built an international reputation as a manufacturer of the world's best and most advanced dental equipment. Their expansive product range includes dental units, patient chairs, doctor and assistant stools, operating lights and intra-oral cameras, as well as x-ray units and digital x-ray imaging systems.

  • Patterson Dental Supply Company is one of the largest distributors of dental products in North America, supplying more than 82,500 products to dentists, dental laboratories, institutions, physicians and other healthcare providers. These products include dental merchandise, front office forms and stationery as well as capital equipment and specialists on hand.

  • For more than 40 years and three generations, Suburban Surgical has designed and built the finest laminate and stainless steel products available to the healthcare industry. Featuring high quality modular cabinetry and floor plan consulting, they are perfect for remodeling or refurbishing.

By Blaise Morita           


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