Aside from quality patient care, one of the most critical aspects of a dental procedure both for dental professionals and patients is comfort, which is dictated in large part by equipment such as the delivery unit. Selecting the delivery unit style most appropriate for your practice can truly make a difference in ergonomics as well as efficiency.
When considering the purchase of a delivery unit, dental practitioners need to choose a design that is most comfortable for both clinician and patient while maintaining excellent ergonomics and efficiency. That’s why A-dec has a wide range of delivery systems to choose from, including Continental and Traditional units.
Optimal Access with Traditional Delivery
Freedom of movement is a key factor in the traditional design. Patients find this type of delivery unit easy to enter, with the ability to access the toe of the chair from either side depending on the position of the arm.
The traditional design mounts the delivery unit arm from underneath the patient chair, enabling maximum flexibility for handpiece positioning for both left- and right-handed operators.
The A-dec 300 and A-dec 500 delivery systems accommodate a range of fully integrated clinical devices from electric motors and ultrasonic scalers to the latest intraoral cameras.
The Freedom of Continental® Delivery
The A-dec Continental delivery system places handpieces on top of the control head and features flexible whip arms to guide the tubing. This design allows for optimal clinician ergonomics as it takes the strain of the handpieces off the dentists’ wrists and eliminates unnecessary bending, twisting, and eye strain.
A-dec have just announced that the ultra-flexible Continental whips - currently found on A-dec 500 delivery systems - are now available on A-dec 300 delivery systems. Available on new orders or as a retrofit kit on existing Continental or Traditional A-dec 300 delivery units.
The new-style whips offer ergonomic comfort - eliminating pullback on the handpieces resulting in less fatigue. Easily retrieve and return handpieces and other instruments without taking your focus away from the oral cavity.
Everything you need is easy to position and comfortably within reach. Get comfortable access to your handpieces, ultrasonic instrument, curing light, and intraoral camera. Longer instrument tubing also reduces in-procedure resistance and fatigue.
Dr Hartej Singh Matharu from The Cosmetic Dental Gallery says, “I think the flexibility on the arm of the Continental system really allows an ergonomic approach - you can bring that handpiece from all sorts of different angles where it’s also very easy on the wrist.”
“It’s a very natural action to pull the handpiece towards you because you can’t physically feel the arm being pulled back, but it just goes back passively once you’re finished with it so ergonomics-wise, you're able to access everywhere that you need to.”
An Easy Choice, Every Time
“It’s a very tidy way of working because the tubing is not in the way at any point during a treatment, and it’s quite compact," Dr Matharu commented. And for ergonomics, "it’s the best system for me.”
With all this in mind, if you would like further information on how A-dec can help you make an informed decision on your next delivery system, please contact your local Territory Manager.
