1. How does the diaco™ dental chair work?
2. Can the diaco™ dental chair take Electric
and Manual wheelchairs?
3. Does the patient need to leave their wheelchair
or be handled in any way?
4. Is there a patient size or weight restriction?
5. Is the diaco™ dental chair fully mobile?
6. Will the diaco™ dental chair enable me to
get the patient into the optimum treatment position?
7. How do I get in the best working position?
8. What about the dental nurse?
9. What about my foot controls?
10. Do I have to alter my surgery in any way?
11. Can it share a surgery with a traditional
dental chair?
12. How much space does the diaco™ dental chair require?
13. Does it have an emergency release?
14. Is the diaco™ dental chair is totally safe?
15. Are the back rest and head rests fully adjustable?
16. Do I need to help the wheelchair patient
in any way?
17. Do you provide leasing options?
18. Is there a guarantee?
19. Who currently uses the diaco™ dental chair?
20. How can I find out more?
1. How does the diaco™ dental chair work?
The diaco dental chair simply and safely reclines your wheelchair
patient into the optimal treatment position for all types
of oral care. Your patient remains in the safety and comfort
of their own wheelchair at all times throughout the treatment
phase eliminating any requirement for manual transfer, hoisting
or lifting. The diaco™ dental chair allows you to position
the wheelchair patients head in the same position as you would
achieve with an able bodied patient in a standard dental chair.
Using the Diaco stools included, both the dental officer and
nurse can get to the correct height and working angle for
all treatments, eliminating the many difficulties posed by
current practice.
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2. Can the diaco™ dental chair take Electric
and Manual wheelchairs?
Yes. It has been tested, and designed, to accept all mass
manufactured electric and manual wheelchairs. It happily accepts
all large electric battery powered wheelchairs, manual transfer
chairs [often found in hospitals] and the wider wheelchairs
used for the transfer of patients of size.
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3. Does the patient need to leave their wheelchair
or be handled in any way?
No. The diaco™ dental chair eliminates the entire need for
manual handling, hoisting or lifting of the patient.
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4. Is there a patient size or weight restriction?
No. The diaco™ dental chair has a safe working load of 650kgs (100 stones) and therefore can take any patient of any size in any wheelchair of any weight. The average dental chair has a safe working load of between 130 – 170 kgs. In addition, the diaco dental chair, in conjunction with a wheelchair, enables the treatment of able bodied obese patients
Click here to see more uses of the diaco™ dental chair
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5. Is the diaco™ dental chair fully mobile?
Yes. The diaco™ dental chair is fully mobile and can easily be moved around the surgery, between surgeries or to different departments. The unit is moved by using a joystick to direct the powered wheels.
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6. Will the diaco™ dental chair enable me to
get the patient into the optimum treatment position?
Yes. The diaco™ dental chair allows the patients head to be in the same position
as you would expect from an able bodied patient in a traditional
dental chair. This allows the clinical team equal access to
both the upper and lower quadrants for all types of treatments.
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7. How do I get in the best working position?
After the diaco™ dental chair reclines the patient into the best working position, the diaco™ stool enables any height of clinician to achieve any desired working position. The specially designed diaco™ stool has a far greater height adjustment than a traditional dental stool.
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8. What about the dental nurse?
The dental nurse is also provided with a Diaco stool enabling
the entire clinical team to work safely at the optimum working
position.
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9. What about my foot controls?
The diaco™ dental chair has specially designed platforms for placement of
your foot controls at any position desired by the operator.
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10. Do I have to alter my surgery in any way?
No. The mobility of the diaco™ dental chair means that it fits around your
practice, not the other way around.
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11. Can it share a surgery with a traditional
dental chair?
Yes. This is specifically what the diaco™ dental chair has been designed to
do. Positioning the diaco™ dental chair next to the current dental chair allows
the clinical team access to the current services. There may
be some requirement for the lengthening of suction hoses,
we can advise you of this during our surgery visit.
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12. How much space does the diaco™ dental chair require?
The diaco dental chair occupies 1250mm x 905mm. This is about 30% less floor space than a traditional dental chair and about 20% more space that a wheelchair.
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13. Does it have an emergency release?
Yes. The diaco™ dental chair has a safety handle allowing the patient to be
quickly, but safely, returned to the upright position within
4 seconds. This is of particular importance for emergency
situations such as the requirement to carry out CPR or in
the event of complete power failure at the surgery.
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14. Is the diaco dental chair is totally
safe?
Yes. The diaco™ dental chair is manufactured by an ISO 9001 company to exacting
engineering standards and has been independently safety tested
to 650kgs. The diaco dental chair is fully CE certified by the British Standards
Institute for the EMC, LVD, Machinery and Safety of Machinery
Directives.
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15. Are the back rest and head rests fully
adjustable?
Yes. The backrest and headrest can be fully adjusted to suit
any position required. For patients who have their own integrated
headrest on their wheelchair the Diaco headrest can either
be fully removed or preferably used as a head support used
in conjunction with their own head rest.
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16. Do I need to help the wheelchair patient
in any way?
No. If the patient is fully self sufficient then there is
no requirement for additional help.
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17. Is there a guarantee?
Yes. The diaco™ dental chair has a 5 year structural guarantee with a 12 month warranty on all moving parts
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18. Do you provide leasing options?
Yes, for customers in the UK
See Leasing Page
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19. Who currently uses the diaco™ dental chair?
diaco™ dental chair are used across England in NHS hospitals, community dental services and dental access centres and are now available in Ireland, Wales, Scotland, the Middle East and Scandanavia.
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How can I find out more about pricing and availability?
Please contact us in the UK on 0800 043 9368 or from overseas on 00 44 1273 455 666 or use the 'contact us' page.