The air/ water syringe should be flushed for at least two minutes at the beginning and end of each day.
At the beginning of each work day, the dental unit tubing and equipment should be flushed with air or water for at least 2 minutes before attaching handpieces, scalers, air-water syringe tips, or other equipment.
The pneumatic syringe tip is classified as a semi-critical device and must be replaced after each intervention. It should be placed 4 to 6 inches higher than the operator's tool.
The purpose of the disposable air-water syringe tip was to avoid cross-contamination and ensure one patient used her tip. Disposable tips are used once and then discarded and a new tip is used for the next patient.
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