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ELECTRIC HANDPIECES—
FDA ALERT
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October-December 2011
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FDA WARNINGS:
Electric Dental Handpieces and Patient Burns
I
n 2007, the FDA came out with its initial report alerting
dental professionals that serious patient burns can occur
when electric dental handpieces overheat during dental
procedures.* As the FDA report states:
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“ Burns may not be apparent to the
operator or the patient until after
the tissue damage has occurred, because the
anesthetized patient cannot feel the tissue burning
and the handpiece housing insulates the operator
from the heated attachment. These burns range
from first-degree burns to third-degree burns
requiring reconstructive surgery.”
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In this first safety alert, the FDA reminded electric handpiece
users of the importance of properly maintaining the handpieces.
Since the notice, the FDA has received numerous additional
reports of patients being burned by electric dental handpieces
and has issued subsequent alerts and recommendations.
FDA Recommendations
The FDA is recommending that dental professionals do the
following to prevent patient burns:
• Be vigilant about maintaining electric dental handpieces
and electric oral bone cutting handpieces according to the
manufacturer’s instructions.
• Verify with the manufacturer the appropriate routine service
interval for your dental practice, based on the actual use
of your electric dental handpiece or electric intraoral bone
cutting handpieces.
• Train personnel to properly clean and maintain the handpieces.
• Develop a method for tracking maintenance and routine
service for these handpieces.
• Examine the handpieces and attachments prior to use. Do
not use worn drills or burs.
• Do not use a poorly maintained handpiece.
• Report overheating to the manufacturer.
How Hayes Can Help
Hayes Handpiece can help your practice
avoid this burning issue in 2 ways:
1. FACTORY-LEVEL REPAIRS OF
ELECTRIC DENTAL HANDPIECES.
“Your office should make it a priority
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to get only factory-level repairs for your
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electric dental handpieces,” explains Joe
Hayes, CEO of Hayes Handpiece Company. “This technology
is too new to trust just anyone with the repairs.” Hayes can
also help you track your service and maintenance.
2. STAFF TRAINING ON HOW TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN
ELECTRIC HANDPIECES. This is a very important part of
the process to avoid patient burns. Proper cleaning and
sterilization procedures may vary depending on manufacturer
and may differ from air-driven handpieces. “As part of our
maintenance education we can train staff on how to examine
attachments, drills and burs for wear and tear that could lead
to problems,” explains Hayes.
Call your local HAYES OFFICE regarding your electric
handpieces, or if you are considering purchasing electrics.
*See Public Health Notification: Patient Burns from Electric Dental Handpieces
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