Five new documents are available from the American Dental Association’s Standards Program for review and comment by Aug. 31.
Proposed ANSI/ADA Standard No. 47-2 for Dentistry — Stationary Dental Units and Dental Patient Chairs — Part 2: Air, Water, Suction and Wastewater Systems: This standard specifies requirements and test methods for stationary dental units concerning:
• The properties of stationary dental unit connections to the compressed air supply, water supply, suction supply and wastewater drain plumbing.
• The materials, design and construction of the compressed air and water system within the stationary dental unit.
• The quality for incoming water and air.
• The performance of the stationary dental unit suction system.
• The air, water, suction and wastewater properties of stationary dental unit connections to the interfaces to dental handpieces.
Proposed ANSI/ADA Standard No. 174 for Dentistry — Hose Connectors for Air Driven Dental Handpieces: This standard specifies four types of hose connectors for use between air-driven dental handpieces and the flexible hoses of the dental unit that supply the handpieces with water, air and light and provide for exhaust. Its aim is to achieve reliable interchangeability between hoses from dental units and dental handpieces.
Source: Proposed ADA standards, technical report available for review by Aug. 31 / ADA News