Clean Air Project at NFD!

When working in medicine, more specifically the dental field, professionals and patients are exposed to different types of air pollutants. Thus, the IQAir Dental Series was developed. It was designed to provide efficient and effective air cleaning solutions for offices. Ultimately, leading to a better working environment. 

With the use of many different types of equipment, chemicals, and high-speed tools there are droplets of material that can stay airborne for hours. Generally speaking, these droplets can create potentially dangerous air quality. 

Mercury is a material that was once widely used in dentistry. While it isn't as common now, dentists and their teams are still removing amalgam fillings, which can release vapors that can be inhaled. Dentists may also be serving the community out of an older office where using amalgam was once a common practice. That mercury may have been allowed to build-up on surfaces still leading to the release of toxic vapors to this very day. Dentists and their team have been shown to have higher than normal levels of mercury in their blood and urine.

To properly clean a dental office, there is always the use of some chemical disinfectants. However, to effectively clean an office in its entirety, that includes the air and the use of an air purifier. It must capture particles such as droplets, dust, and microorganisms. It must also capture volatile chemicals including but not limited to gaseous organic compounds and mercury vapors.

An air cleaning system which does extraction at source should be used to capture the pollutants generated by dental tools. There should also be an air cleaning source used in a central location to capture particles within the office, which is used for general air quality. 

Overall, an air cleaning system is essential to ensure the best possible environment for dental professionals as well as patients. To keep your office happy and healthy, make sure it contains high-efficiency particulate filters.

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