The Portable Dental Unit is intended to supply power and serve as a base for dental devices and accessories. This device delivers air, water, vacuum, and electricity to handheld instruments, for use in dental clinics and hospitals. It is designed to be used by professional dental practitioners.
A mains electricity (AC-powered) device designed to make available the necessary instruments/equipment and power to deliver dental treatment to a patient. It consists of a platform for the display of a selection of powered dental instruments (e.g., motor handpiece, scaler, suction, air/water spray), sometimes with a control panel for setting various operating parameters; it may be portable or mounted. The device is commonly referred to as a dental unit or dental operative unit and is intended to be operated by a healthcare professional in a medical facility.