Many people today maintain good oral hygiene and maintain their natural teeth throughout life. But this is not true for everyone. Too many people mistakenly believe that they only need to see a dentist if it hurts or thinks something is wrong, but they are missing the big picture. During a dental visit, you are examined by a Dentist who can diagnose and treat conditions from traditional to complex, but it’s the dental equipment that will have the most impact on the dental visit.
The role of dentists
A dentist is a doctor who specializes in oral health. Their responsibilities include:
• Recognition of oral diseases.
• Promotes oral health and disease prevention.
• Develop treatment plans to maintain or restore their patients' oral health.
• X-ray translation and diagnostic tests.
• Ensure safe control of narcotics.
• Monitor the growth and development of teeth and jaws.
• Surgery is performed on teeth, bones and soft tissues of the mouth.
Many people have concerns or phobias about visiting a dentist, in fact 1 in every 100 people on the planet have a fear of a visit to the dentist. To put you these people at ease, Dental Surgeries have strict control when it comes to their Dental Equipment. Regular maintenance is undertaken to ensure that the dental equipment is working to its best. A well-tuned dental handpiece would do a much better job than one not running properly.
Dental Equipment
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when visiting the Dentist, a sense of vulnerability and the fear of the unknown is an easy feeling to succumb to. Some of these feelings may come from the dental equipment that you see when you walk into the examination room, but quite simply there are only a few things that you need to be concerned with.
Dental Chair – speaks for itself this one. The centerpiece of the room the dental chair is the most important piece of dental equipment in the practice. A good dental chair will be comfortable and automatically put you at ease.
Hand Piece – this piece of dental equipment is commonly known as the dental drill to the public. To the professional they can be referred to as “high speed” or “low speed”. Most visits to the dentist will include the use of a dental handpiece.
Sterilizer – a quality dental surgery can’t function without a good sterilizer. It ensures that all dental equipment in the surgery is as clean and germ free as possible.

A good practice
There is very little doubt that a good practice will have immaculate dental equipment that is maintained on a regular basis. Every piece of equipment that is used in the practice will need to be sterilized and with just that simple process your visit will be worry free. The dental chairs and hand pieces will be maintained on an annual basis with ConfiDental experts in the maintenance, service and repair of the main piece of dental equipment in the practice.