Dental Equipment Maintenance & Repairs for busy practices
Equipping a dental practice requires a substantial investment, and ensuring that your dental equipment is regularly maintained is the best way to protect it. However, taking good care of instruments like handpieces, intraoral cameras, scanners, and X-ray units is not only about money.
Of course, repairs and replacements can prove expensive, and should you need to close your surgery for a prolonged period, the consequences could be even more costly. More importantly, though, only by ensuring that items like these operate as required and according to the manufacturer’s specifications can you guarantee your patients the best possible treatment and outcomes.
Faults With Dental Equipment May Not Always Be Obvious
Aseptic practices are vital for patient safety. Instruments must be free of potentially harmful bacteria and viruses, so washer disinfectors and autoclaves are essential in dental surgery. But how can you be sure whether or not they are working as they should? A qualified dental engineer must validate these items annually to safeguard your patients and avoid possible legal action.
However, there are many good reasons to apply a similar policy to be sure that your essential dental tools will continue to operate as they should. Purchasing equipment of the highest quality is not enough. You will also need to take steps to guarantee continued quality performance. That said, anything more than the recommended day-to-day care should be left to an experienced dental engineer.
Preventative Maintenance of Dental Equipment
Dentists frequently warn their patients that prevention is better than cure, but they also need to apply that same wise philosophy to the care of their expensive tools. A regular visual inspection could reveal signs of a worn part, which could cause a handpiece, suction pump, intraoral X-ray unit or dental chair to malfunction while treating a patient. Companies that manufacture equipment for dentists generally provide a recommended preventative schedule with each product, stating the intervals at which they are required and the various tasks that should be performed. Should an item malfunction during the warranty period, the manufacturer will typically replace it. However, failure to carry out the recommended inspections could invalidate the warranty.
The best policy is to contract a supplier for maintaining your essential dental equipment. The supplier will service the equipment at the appropriate intervals according to the manufacturer’s guidelines. You will receive ample warning of scheduled visits for routine equipment maintenance and have an experienced dental engineer to call in an emergency when you might be offered a loan unit while yours is being repaired.
As a dentist, your job is demanding enough, so you don’t need the added worry of ailing equipment. One could, of course, simply call an engineer to have a look at it from time to time. However, arranging annual equipment maintenance contracts with a reputable supplier of dentistry equipment will avoid additional stress and offer several other benefits, including:
- Avoiding costly breakdowns
- Protecting equipment warranties
- Avoiding cancelling appointments
Arranging an Annual Maintenance Contract
Hague Dental Supplies has sold award-winning dental equipment backed by expert service for almost thirty years. Our highly skilled engineers are dedicated professionals with your interests at heart. We invite you to contact us to learn more about our affordable annual equipment maintenance contracts and top-quality equipment for dentists.
