Aeris Infection Control Series
The dental workplace exposes dentists, staff and patients to a wide variety of air pollutants during routine dental work. The Aeris Medical Infection Control Purifiers were designed and developed to specifically target and eliminate the hazardous toxins known to exist in a dental office. With the marriage of the highest standards of HEPA filtration to the proven benefits of plasma ion technology, it is our mission to create a healthy workplace for our dentists, their staff and patients.
Overview
Aeris Medical Infection Control Unit - The Overview
Meet the next stage in air purification, made just for medical settings. The Aeris Medical Infection Control Unit not only captures viruses and bacteria from the air, but also removes them from surfaces.
The dental workplace exposes dentists, staff and patients to a wide variety of air pollutants during routine dental work. The Medical Infection Control Unit was specifically developed to provide a flexible, effective and affordable air cleaning solution for all healthcare clinics and workspaces. The dimensions are quite compact at 15” x 15” x 24” without the source extraction attachment. With the source extraction attachment, the width will increase by approximately 5” on the base to support the attachment.
Air Quality and Dental Offices:
Dental work coupled with the use of various chemical compounds leads to a range of potentially harmful airborne contaminant exposure levels for dentists, staff and patients. Dental staff are most at risk from exposure to this concentration of air pollutants rarely found in most indoor environments. Purahome has been in many diverse commercial environments and believes Dental Office environments have some of the most challenged indoor air quality. The US Department of Labor has ranked Dental practices as having the worst air quality from over 900 different occupations.
Micro-organisms:
The use of high-speed drills and ultrasonic scaling equipment generates fine droplets which are light enough to stay airborne for hours. Bacteria and viruses, which are contained in these micro-droplets, are easily inhaled and constitute a potential source of infection.
Mercury:
Numerous studies show that dentists and their staff have higher than average levels of inorganic mercury (Hg) in their blood and urine. Mercury vapors can be released by the placement and the removal of amalgam fillings. They may also be released from office surfaces, where they may have accumulated over years of usage.
Disinfectants:
Chemical disinfectants in a dental office are responsible for a generally unpleasant odor. Some disinfectants may also cause irritation and may have a sensitizing potential especially for staff.
Benefits
The Benefits of Having an Aeris Medical Infection Control Unit in your Practice
In order to effectively clean the air in a dental office, it is imperative that an air cleaning device capture both ultra-fine particles (microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria, droplets, dust) and gaseous chemicals (mercury vapors, gaseous organic compounds). To capture drill aerosols and other pollutants generated by dental work on patients, an air cleaning system with extraction at source is highly recommended. For whole office air quality improvement, portable air cleaning systems (sized accordingly) should be used at central locations including near the disinfection instruments. Centrally installed purification including microbial deactivation is also an option depending on the practice's HVAC design.
In all scenarios, Dental air purifiers should contain multiple modalities for bacteria and viral contagion elimination, true HEPA high-efficiency particulate filtration, as well as substantial gas phase filtration for mercury vapors, disinfectants and volatile organic compounds. The Aeris Air Pro Dental Series Purifiers are designed to specifically target and eliminate the hazardous toxins known to exist in a dental office. With the marriage of the highest standards of HEPA filtration to the proven benefits of plasma ion technology, it is our mission to create a healthy workplace for our dentists, their staff and patients.
The Details
Plasma generator effectiveness:
360° Positioning
Four degrees of freedom on the suction arm allow a 360° positioning of air inlet and height position from 0 to 8 feet.
Technology
Aeris Medical and Infection Control Technology
The EPA has Plasma Technology listed for its ability to Sterilize and/or Kill Airborne/Colonized Microbials, Viruses, and Bacteria.
How airborne pathogens and allergens are inactivated by Plasma Ions:
Hepa Filtration Layout
Using a combination of H14 HEPA filtration, silver ion coating, activate charcoal, and plasma, the aeris unit can filter viruses and bacteria from the air and from surfaces, and then break them down. The filter has also been designed to remove mercury and chlorine vapors.
A-Sense Technology
In addition, every purifier model comes equipped with proprietary A-sense technology with a built-in laser sensor. This allows every unit to consistently test the airborne particulate concentration in the room and display the air quality score in real time. The Aeris app also enables you to read the air quality in the room and adjust your air purifier settings from anywhere.
High Suction Rate
High suction rate of up to 400 m3/h of aerosols can be focused on work area during operations. Clean air pockets at the funnel’s entry point ensure clean working environments.
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Significantly improved air qualityThe units placed in our dental office have left a marked impression on all our staff. We’ve all noticed improved energy levels at the end of the day, and, I personally experience fewer headaches and less eye irritation
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