Keeping the machines alive: compressors, vacuum, sterilizers, handpieces, chairs, sensors, and the log that proves you did it.
7 lessons, about 75 minutes of reading in total. Free, no signup.
How to think about maintenance as an owner: intervals, ownership, the IFU as the real authority, and the log that turns all of it into an asset.
Start this lesson →The practical care routine for the air compressor and vacuum system, including the chemistry compatibility trap that damages separators.
Start this lesson →Water quality, chamber and gasket care, safe cleaning agents, loading practice, drying, and the signs a sterilizer has reached the end.
Start this lesson →The lubricate, purge, sterilize sequence, over-lubrication as a real failure mode, automated systems versus manual, chucks, electric motors, heat, and the rotation math that changes the economics.
Start this lesson →What the wrong disinfectant does to vinyl, how tired chairs behave, waterline and delivery unit care, and the weekly walk through that catches problems while they are still cheap.
Start this lesson →Sensor cable care, barriers, phosphor plates, x-ray head drift, panoramic and CBCT quality assurance, intraoral scanner tips, and what has to be documented.
Start this lesson →The assignable maintenance calendar: how to build it from your own IFUs, who owns what, staff versus service tech, contracts versus time and materials, onboarding, and resale.
Start this lesson →Work through the lessons in order. Each one ends with exercises you can do in your own office and five short questions to check yourself. Nothing here is a certification or a credential: it is free training material written to be genuinely useful on the job.
This guide is educational content and does not constitute legal, financial, tax, or clinical advice. Laws and regulations vary by state and change over time. Consult your own dental-specific attorney, CPA, and state dental board before acting.