As a dental assistant, you will be expected to help other dentistry experts in the office, laboratory, and other environments which demand patient care.
If you wish to truly make an impression and progress in this field, it is important that you familiarize yourself with some of the following equipment and material that you will be expected to use on a routine basis.
Air-Water Syringe
As a dental assistant you may be expected to use this when you need to wet a particular area of a mouth, to wash out the area after a particular procedure, or to clean away all debris and fluids so that your dentist can continue doing work.
This syringe typically consists of a controller head that helps you manage the injection of air and water alternatively or both together at the same time. These syringes are typically connected to dental hoses which are in turn connected to containers that consist of pressured air, plastic, and water.
Saliva Ejectors
Since the patient is not able to close his or her mouth while the dentist is working, swallowing becomes difficult. These vacuum dental hoses help assistants in getting rid of the accumulated saliva which builds in the mouth and hinders the work of dentists.
As a dental assistant, you will make use of these ejectors to make sure the dentist can comfortably continue working on a patient. These dental hand piece hoses also help in removing water, blood, and other fluids from the mouth of the patient.
Evacuator
Similar to a saliva ejector, this particular equipment is used to remove larger debris. Such as a chipped piece of your teeth and other objects that have a chance of falling into the mouth of the patient in the due course of the procedure.