Benco Dental - On the Move: A Dentaltown Magazine Corporate Profile Feature

Benco Dental is profiled in the January 2011 issue of Dentaltown magazine. The corporate profile is entitled Benco Dental - On the Move.

The full-service, family-owned dental distributor moves into its new home and expands its services nationwide.

Stroll into the lobby of CenterPoint, Benco Dental's new home and hub of operations in Northeastern Pennsylvania, and you're hit with three impressions all at once: first, this company knows what it is; second, it knows where it's going; and third, it will never forget where it came from. If you stand at the entrance and look straight ahead, you'll vie w the headquarters' pristine and polished façade that might as well say, "Welcome to the future." Look to your right and soak in the dental distributor's immense and breathtakingly complete dental operatory showroom – the largest of its kind in the nation. For any dentist, it could trigger a salivary response. Look to your left and you find a larger-than-life, floor-to-ceiling image from the 1930s of Benjamin Cohen, the company's founder, aiding a dentist named Dr. Kniffen with a purchase at Benco's original Wilkes- Barre, Pennsylvania, location. The immensity of this 80-year-old image leaves no room for subtlety. Benco is proud of its heritage. Read more...

– by Benjamin Lund, Editor, Dentaltown Magazine


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Benco Dental Service Tech Tip of the Month

Even the best-prepared endo procedure can be compromised by an improperly maintained air compressor.
-Scott Smith, National Service Manager

When improperly maintained, oil-free and lubricated compressors alike can compromise even the most cared-after endodontic procedure.

Contaminants such as oil and water can result in a premature failure of even the best procedure, not to mention the premature failure of handpiece turbines and other air-driven tools throughout your office.

Water in the main office airline can promote and provide an optimal environment for bacterial growth and essentially lead to microbial cross-contamination via the drive air or syringe.

Oil in the system can negatively affect both health of your patient and your equipment, and ultimately will result in an increased failure in restorations.

Offices should continually monitor the quality of air coming from the compressor. Over time, a compressor passing more oil, moisture or debris may indicate the compressor is failing and needs to be evaluated or, at a minimum, repaired. A simple, yet effective test of monitoring air quality is using a dental mirror. Blowing air from your handpiece tubing onto the shiny surface of the mirror will clearly show whether water, oil or other contaminants are present in your system.

Items such as the air dryer, candescent filters, air filters and, if your system is a lubricated compressor, the oil itself should be replaced as per the manufacturer’s recommendations. Tanks should be drained of water on a routine basis to prevent water and oil from being vaporized and contaminating the entire office, and recovery times and airleaks should be repaired at the first opportunity.

Routine preventive maintenance by a local Benco Dental Service Technician will ensure the heart of your practice continually provides the same quality of service you provide your patients.

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