Just-in-Time Resources


This course was designed as a quick refresher to help fill any gaps and provide you with some just-in-time resources about your Bien-Air electric handpieces as you enter your final year of dental school. Feel free to scroll through the page and look at content as needed, or click on the headings below to go directly to a specific resource.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email [email protected]

• Manual Maintenance • Using the Optima Campus Edition • Optima Overview • Attachments at a Glance • Speed Suggestions • 

Manual Maintenance

Spray and Slay and Save!

Keeping your attachments maintained on a regular basis is a great habit to start. It will greatly increase the lifetime of your attachments and as a result, reduce your repair expenses exponentially.

Using the Optima Campus Edition

Plug & Play

The Optima Campus Edition is built specificaly for your transition from dental school to your first practice. In this short video, Dr. Steve Sterlitz, faculty member at University of Kentucky, showcases how easy it is to connect your Optima Campus Edition to your first operatory, after graduation.

OptimaINT Overiew

Below you’ll find a short video showcasing all of the important information about the OptimaINT and an interactive hotspot that you can click on to learn more about each of the buttons on the OptimaINT.

Cursor

• The black box is your cursor.

• When the black box is over text (like Highspeed), you can use the "Ok" button to select, or the left and right arrow to adjust.

REV = Reverse

• You can manually set reverse

• Safety Feature: Auto-reverse function in ENDO (when max torque is met)

SETUP

• Lots of great settings to adjust including light intensity, language, sound, and more!

• NOTE: This feature may be disabled for students.

SAVE

• Whenever you make a change in SETUP, press the SAVE button to make the change permanent.

ESC = Back

• This is your "Back" button, it will take you back to the previous screen

OK = SELECT

• Press this button to select what you want to adjust. Once you press it, you can use the Up, Down, Left, and Right arrows to adjust the settings.

The Attachments at a Glance

Re-Acquaint Yourself with the Team

This short video reminds you of the functionality and flexibility of your three attachments: The All Speed Red, the Slow Mo Pro, and the Closer.

Speed Suggestions

Speed Control At Your Finger Tips

Electric handpieces have multiple benefits, including but not limited to precise speed control and consistent torque at any speed. This means you can do more procedures with less attachments in less time. Below is an interactive image that provides speed suggestions for restorative procedures using common attachments from Bien-Air. Hover over the icons below learn more about our motor, attachments, and speed settings. To download this image, click here.

• The MX2 PLUS motor weighs in at only 76 grams.

• Has 3.5 NcM of consistent torque at any speed.

• Speed range of 100 - 40,000 RPMs

• The Low Speed Blue has a speed range of 100-40,000 RPMs with constant torque.

• Uses a latch grip bur.

• Works great for rotary Endo and all low speed procedures.

• The High Speed Red has a speed range of 500-200,000 RPMs with constant torque.

• Uses a friction grip bur

• The NOVA (pictured) has the smallest head size in it's class not requiring specialty burs.

• The PM EXT 1:1 has a speed range of 100-40,000 RPMs.

• Uses a straight type bur and can be used with a prophy attachment.

Almagam Condensing

  • 500 RPMs @ 100% Torque

NOTE: You can only run your attachments at this speed using the Optima INT and iOptima INT.

Almagam Polishing

  • 1,000 RPMs @ 100% Torque

NOTE: You can only run your attachments at this speed using the Optima INT and iOptima INT.

Pin Placement

  • 2,000 RPMs @ 100% Torque

NOTE: You can only run your attachments at this speed using the Optima INT and iOptima INT.

Prophy & Polish Gold and/or Microfils

  • 5,000 RPMs @ 100% Torque

Pin Hole Drilling & Gross Caries Removal

  • 10,000 RPMs @ 100% Torque

Adjust Temp Crown & Bridge

  • 15,000 RPMs @ 100% Torque

Deep Caries Removal

  • 20,000 RPMs @ 100% Torque

General Cavity Prep Finishing

  • 35,000 RPMs @ 100% Torque

Chairside Trimming & Denture Adjustment

  • 40,000 RPMs @ 100% Torque

Polishing Interdental + Subgingival & Eliminating Almagum Overhang

  • 50,000 RPMs @ 100% Torque

Porcelain Adjustment

  • 125,000 RPMs @ 100% Torque

Final Crown & Bridge Prep Finishing and/or Bevels + Margins 

  • 140,000 RPMs @ 100% Torque

Cavity Prep Finishing Bevels + Margin 

  • 150,000 RPMs @ 100% Torque

Cut Retention Grooves and/or Occlusal Adjustments

  • 160,000 RPMs @ 100% Torque

Dental Reduction and/or Tooth Sectioning and/or Bulk Enamel Reduction

  • 200,000 RPMs @ 100% Torque
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