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Product Evaluation: PowerScrub Vacuum Line Cleaner
Featuring SmartScrub Technology for continuous cleaning action, PowerScrub dissolves vacuum line debris on contact at any water temperature.
The Simple Way to Maintain a Dry Field
Simple to install and comfortable for patients, DryShield protects the airway while keeping working areas clean, dry, and visible
The Perfect Fit for DSOs
How DryShield provides a superior patient experience, allows dentists to work faster and increase the quality of care
365 Days of Worry-Free Waterline Treatment
A reliable method that ensures hygienic dental waterlines, the Sterisil Straw eliminates time-consuming daily tablets and includes a built-in shock treatment
CDC Warns of Bacteria in Dental Waterlines After Children are Infected
Two outbreaks of nontuberculous Mycobacteria infections were linked to pediatric dental offices in 2015 and 2016, with another suspected in March
Dental Vacuum Systems as a Water-Saving Solution
When it comes to our nation’s water reserves, the headlines from this summer were alarming.
Comprehensive Cleaning Solutions
Why the right ultrasonic cleaning solution can make all the difference in effective sterilization practices for dentists.
Improve Your Operational Performance While Protecting The Environment
The NXT DryVac by Solmetex, a tankless dry vacuum system, offers users efficiency at a low cost.
Supercharge Your Instrument Washing
A 100% enzyme-free, plant- and mineral-based cleaner, PowerSonic effectively removes
debris from instruments while reducing ultrasonic bath sludge and odor
Clean Water & Best Management Practices
The importance of managing wastewater safely to protect patients and the environment. Best management practices are important for every
successful dental group practice.
NXT DryVac Tankless Dry Vacuum
An easy-to-install and cost-effective vacuum system, the NXT DryVac is a good choice for the environment, patients, the dental team, and your bottom line!
EPA Compliance Made Simple
Designed to help busy dental practices achieve and maintain compliance with the EPA’s Dental Effluent Guidelines, the Solmetex Compliance Program provides everything necessary to ensure the proper handling and recycling of amalgam waste.
Practice Waste Solutions
In order to operate, dental offices must be in compliance with several regulations on the local, state and federal level when it comes to their handling of waste materials, such as amalgam, lead, and sharps disposal.
EPA Compliance, Simplified
In effect since July 2020, the EPA Dental Rule establishes specific protocols and procedures for the handling of dental amalgam waste. There are 4 main components to the rule that dental offices need to comply with…
Solmetex Compliance Center
Indeed, with no fees, contracts, or hidden costs, the Solmetex Compliance Center and Program will ensure your practice follows the EPA’s standard, helping you avoid any unnecessary fines or office shutdowns.
Company Spotlight: Solmetex
Keeping patients healthy extends beyond the dental chair. Solmetex is proud to help practices protect their communities and the environment from toxic emissions.
Category Spotlight: NXT Hg5 Amalgam Separator
Amalgam separators provide a practical way for dental practices, the No. 1 source of mercury discharge in the U.S., to capture mercury and other metals before they end up in sewers, drains, and waterways.
Product Spotlight: Practice Waste Solutions
Solmetex provides a comprehensive program that allows you to comply with the EPA rules and regulations with less stress for you and your practice.
Peer to Peer Early Adopter: PowerScrub Vacuum Line Cleaner
Eco-friendly vacuum line cleaner releases microbial cleansing enzymes to dissolve vacuum line debris on contact in minutes. The eco-friendly, 100% biodegradable formulation remains in vacuum lines overnight for continual cleaning action and rinses clean when the job is done.
Clean Lines
In today’s group practice setting, it’s critical for group practices to maintain infection prevention standards. This includes cleaning vacuum lines daily.
It’s Time to Put Your EPA Compliance on Autopilot
Covering all 4 components of the EPA Dental Amalgam Rule, the Solmetex Compliance Program is a simple way to keep your practice compliant with proper handling of amalgam waste.
Product Evaluation: PowerScrub Vacuum Line Cleaner
Featuring SmartScrub Technology for continuous cleaning action, PowerScrub dissolves vacuum line debris on contact at any water temperature.
Inspection Ready
A Compliance Program can help your dental group practice always stay in compliance when it comes to amalgam separation.
Simplifying Compliance With The EPA
The Solmetex Compliance Program simplifies compliance with the EPA Dental Rule on amalgam waste so dental professionals can focus on what’s most important—their patients.
Understanding the Dental Rule
In response to the EPA Dental Rule, and most importantly from input received from DSOs, individual physicians and practice managers who are uniquely tasked with addressing the requirements of the regulation, Solmetex is excited to introduce its proprietary Solmetex Compliance Program.
Product Focus: PowerScrub Vacuum Line Cleaner
Eco-friendly with a neutral pH, PowerScrub Vacuum Line Cleaner prolongs the life of your NXT Hg5 Amalgam Separator.
Product Evaluation: NXT Hg5 Amalgam Separator
The NXT Hg5 Amalgam Separator ensures that dental practices safely collect and dispose of mercury waste. Dental practices are the No. 1 source of mercury discharge into sewage treatment plants, according to the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
EPA Regulation Deadlines by State
Complete list of EPA Regulation Deadlines by State.
What A Dentist Needs To Know About Amalgam Separation
For dentists, it’s important more than ever to understand the latest Amalgam separation regulations and laws to protect their practice, patients and the general public.