Sharpening Made Easy

Sharp instruments are easier to use than dull instruments, do the work in less time and leave clinicians less fatigued at the end of the day.  Why then, do so many dental professionals find they are routinely using dull or ineffective instruments? The answer to this question lies in the confusion about how to properly sharpen instruments.  Now, keeping your instruments sharp is easier than ever.  Premier's fully autoclavable D.I.S.C.™ instrument sharpener eliminates the guesswork, is easy to use and offers predictable results with every use.

Premier's D.I.S.C. sharpener utilizes a built-in dial that lists the settings for all popular instruments to guarantee that the correct angle is used for every instrument.  The D.I.S.C. uses ceramic stones which are easy to maintain; they never require oil or water.  The D.I.S.C.  sharpener costs hundreds of dollars less than other sharpeners, making it the ideal choice to sharpen instruments at any time, including chair-side touch-ups during routine scaling and root-planing procedures.

Many clinicians have learned to sharpen their instruments using a hand-held stone.  Using this method, it is often difficult to determine the proper angle to hold the instrument to the stone, and maintain the instrument at the correct angle during the sharpening process is no easy task either.

The difficulty many clinicians face when sharpening instruments is positioning the cutting edge of the instrument properly against the stone and maintaining that angle throughout the sharpening procedure.  The D.I.S.C. sharpener eliminates this dilemma by allowing the clinician to focus on the instrument handle rather than the blade/stone interface or the shank of the instrument.  The reason that this works is because all of the proper angulation has been calculated for the clinician, without any guesswork.  The operator simply selects the correct setting on the protractor dial, rotates the dial to the setting and secures that setting.  Next, the clinician simply keeps the handle (not the shank) of the instrument parallel to the reference lines on the dial, while pulling the tip along the stone.

Premier's D.I.S.C. sharpener shows settings for many popular hygiene instrument settings.  For example, if you are sharpening a Gracey 1/2, the protractor dial should be set to "G".  Once that is set, the handle of the instrument is kept parallel to the reference lines, ensuring that the blade of the instrument is at the optimum position in relationship to the stone and 2-3 pull strokes will sharpen the instrument's cutting edge.  To provide a rounded toe, rotate the instrument in your hand while keeping parallel to the reference lines.

Special Offer:  Purchase a D.I.S.C between 12/01/04 and 1/31/05 and you will receive a FREE Big Easy Ultralite Scaler.  Fax a copy of your authorized dealer invoice to 610.239.6171 indicating your D.I.S.C. purchase.  Specifiy the instrument design you prefer.  All invoices received without a free-goods request will automatically be shipped an H6/H7.  Offer valid in U.S. and Canada only.

Partial listing of settings provided on the D.I.S.C. protractor:

204 series, Ball, Barnhart, Columbia, Goldman-Fox, Gracey, H5/33          
H6/H, Jacquettes, Langers, McCalls, U15,

Younger-Good

Directions are included to sharpen unlisted instruments

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