Basic Dental Instruments

In this introductory video, we talk about common dental instruments used in practice from mirrors to scalers to enamel hatchets and handpieces. Thanks for watching!

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[mentaldental]

Hey everyone, just a minor adjustment to the instrument formula section. The second number of the formula is actually measured as a percentage of 360˚ (similar to how the fourth number is calculated) of the cutting edge in relation to the long axis of the handle. The important thing though is this number is omitted if the cutting edge is perpendicular to the blade as we talked about in the video. Thank you to the commenter who pointed this out!

[TheStardust]

You are honestly a life saver!! I was struggling with all the tools 😩

[PreppyPrincess]

In dental assisting school and many of these are on my test next week. Thank you for the informative videos.

[marwaisbraindead]

I’m in 8th grade, and im trying to become super successful when becoming a dentist in the future! I want to know the simple things so when i do my courses, it goes smoothly :) thanks! I take notes and highlight things in my notebook that are important ❤

[armandom]

I start my internship next week, thank you so much for introducing me to a wider range of instruments and their purposes!!

[Asmr_soda]

I work in business, completely unrelated to dentistry, but I recently started Invisalign and became interested in learning what dentists do. I thoroughly enjoy your videos, everything is very clear and well explained, thank you.

[shineselaborde]

It's been 3 years since I did any dentistry work and now I'm back at it tryna refresh my brain thanks man!!

[dkswl]

I am studying veterinary medicine but i will start working today in a dental clinic to depend on myself
Thanks alot 💙

[caitlynwombles]

Final exams this weekend for my dental assisting course thank you so much this was so helpful!!!!

[meincheung]

Thank you - I am not a dentist or dental nurse but happen to come across this. Excellent video.

[candaceswaniec]

Thank you for sharing this video! I have learned so much but also have much more to learn... I like your videos the best! You're a great teacher!!!!

[jkrenz]

I work the front desk at a dental office and help out where I can. Thinking about possibly going to school to be an assistant. Thanks for this!

[jenshaw]

Absolutely awesome video! I can’t believe you made this available for free, you’re the best!!!! Thank you so much!

[pepper]

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[ShineHatfield]

So, I bought a set of metal tools for sculpture and it turns out they're dental tools hahaha I have most of them. Good to know what they actually do!

[vaishnavipatil]

Hi i am a ug dental student. This video was very helpful. Thanku very much to make this available for us.

[maggienumat]

Hello thanks you for these videos. Your videos have been helping me a lot! Can you make a dental assistant series or and “an overview of dental anatomy” discussing the head, neck and oral cavity. Definitely need help with facial landmarks and the human skull. If I miss the video of you discussing these topics let me know 💕

[Redvelvetgirl]

thanks sm for this i start dental assisting school next week and wanna get familiar w everything

[haydermaqsad]

Thank you so much for helping out dental students all over the world!

[smarf]

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