![]() ![]() Typical plastic shields allow 87% of light through with up to 10% reflection. The Loupe Shield has a nano surface optical visor that allows 97% of light through with only 1% reflection. Our previous shields had a ton of reflection and glare, which made them much harder to use. The other great feature about the Loupe Shield is the actual shield itself. It has an adjustment knob that slides the entire shield frame forward or backward to accommodate almost any brand of loupes-up to 9 cm maximum! Having enough space for your loupes and light under a face shield changes the entire experience to a much more favorable one. Loupe Shield fits around the head with an adjustable band. ![]() Primarily, I love the fact that there is plenty of room for loupes. There are several great features of the Loupe Shield. ![]() We can do better.įortunately, a periodontist has done better and has come up with the Loupe Shield. It was almost as if someone who did not work in a dental office designed them. My hygienists struggled with them for a bit, and then the shields ended up in the garbage. The head lamp light would reflect off of the shield plastic and create a strange glare in addition to cutting down on the light in the field by more than half. They would stretch around the loupes, but just barely. They were just a bit too small for our loupes. They had some kind of strange elastic and foam that went around the head. The face shields I found-and paid way too much for-were pretty weak. That fact is true during a pandemic or not! With ultrasonics, the opportunity for aerosol spray into their faces is very high. One of the first things I hunted down was face shields, especially for my dental hygienists. Do you remember panic ordering PPE in the spring of 2020? I do! I would stay up late from insomnia and surf the internet trying to find, purchase, and pay a premium for the PPE my team would need to open back up in May. ![]()
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