I have been to 5-6 public hospital dental clinics/stomatology departments to treat my teeth. I found that a few private clinics use foreign high-end dental chairs, and most use the SUNTEM brand (maybe I live in Foshan, and SUNTEM is located in Foshan).
SUNTEM has established a good reputation in China and overseas as the ancestor of China’s dental chair factory. I think, in your country, SUNTEM is one of the most popular Chinese dental chairs.
We still have many excellent dental chair manufacturers， you can learn more about dental chair manufacturers through the following points, and choose the most suitable supplier for you.
1. Company Strength
Certification Approval
With the continuous improvement of the management system of medical devices and drugs, the supervision of various countries is becoming more and more stringent, and the requirements for obtaining certificates are also getting higher and higher.
Commonly used certificates are,
① CE certification, is used in the EU market, Middle East market
③ ISO certification, is used in the Middle East market, African market, and some Southeast Asian markets.
It should be noted that before you import dental chairs, you must know whether your country requires relevant certification. For example, countries in the European Union must require CE, and the United States requires FDA.
Many countries require importers to register/register exporters with the local government, such as Australia, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Vietnam, Belarus, and so on.
Company Scale
The supply chain that needs to be involved in the completion of the integral dental units is:
- Product appearance design and development
- Control system software research and development
- Electronic components production
- Mold manufacturing and production,
- Painting, hardware parts production，
- Dental chair installation and production,
- Product factory inspection,
- Product sales and after-sales service.
Most brand manufacturers have product appearance design and development departments, dental chair installation and production departments, product factory inspection departments, product sales and after-sales service departments.
A small number of manufacturers have control system software research and development departments and electronic component production departments, hardware factories with robots.
2. The basic elements of the dental chair
Appearance design
When you search for “Chinese dental chairs” on Google, the dental chairs displayed are all the same. In fact, the appearance is similar, because every company will refer to the dental chairs of big brands to develop their own products, resulting in serious homogeneity.
Dental Chair Structure:
It is the most important part of the dental chair, which affects the comfort, stability and price.
In order to meet the lowest price of customers, some manufacturers will reduce the investment of metal in structure. Thinning the iron frame and hollowing out the iron is invisible from the outside.
If the company is positioned as a supplier of mid-end products, in order to achieve higher quality, they will use all-cast aluminum and injection molding processes.
It is recommended that you ask the seller to take an internal video to see the structure.
Leather pad
There are roughly four types of leather pads: PU leather, handmade surface, microfiber leather and genuine leather.
The same PU leather, microfiber leather, and genuine leather all have different grades, and they have different thicknesses.
You see the same name micro-fiber leather cushions, but they are different inside
Poor-quality leather pads are prone to peeling and aging. If you use a protective cover, it can last a little longer.
What’s more, whether the inner sponge is with memory foam or without memory foam. Everyone knows the difference. Most of the dental chairs in the Chinese market are non-memory.
Plastic Part
Suppliers who pursue good quality will use ABS plastic. The raw materials in some very cheap dental chairs will infiltrate impurities to reduce costs. Below show their differences.
| Name | Advantage | Disadvantage |
| PP | Excellent mechanical properties. Good heat resistance, good chemical stability | Easy aging, poor impact strength at low temperatures, easy to crack |
| PVC | Low cost, acid, and alkali resistance, wear resistance, good electrical insulation, non-combustible. | Poor thermal stability and light resistance, easy to change color |
| ABS | High strength and good toughness. The processed product has a smooth surface and is easy to dye | High cost |
Plastic processing techniques include injection molding and blister molding.
– The plastic shell produced by the injection molding process will be relatively hard, uniform, and thick, but the color will be darker than that of a blister. Injection molds are expensive and require mass production.
– The plastic shell made by the blister process is more shiny, but it is easy to deform.
Electronic components
The electronic components of the dental chair include the system, solenoid valve, water heater, transformer, and dental light.
The most important thing is their stability. If there is a problem with it, the dental chair will basically not work.
After communicating with the dentist, the most basic functions can meet the needs of the dentist, it’s stable and the system is not disordered.
Basic functions: Up and down, backrest lift, Set, Spitting position, Water supply, Spitting flow, Water heating.
Price:
If you choose a cheap dental chair under $800- $1500, the function is simple, the structure is thin, the durability of the overall accessories is low, and there will be more maintenance in the later period.
If you choose $1500-$2500 (Recommendation), the structure is solid, the plastic is thick, the parts are durable, and the repair rate is low.
If you are facing an implant dentist and the operation process is relatively long, it is recommended to choose a high-quality implant chair with comfortable leather pads, lumbar pillows, neck pillows, and doctor chairs.
Like buying a car, a car with a mid-range configuration will give you the best value for money, so it is recommended to buy a mid-range dental chair. Many dentists believe that the performance of dental chair equipment under $5,000 far exceeds expectations.
3. Service
When using a dental chair, it is necessary to follow the manufacturer’s instructions for maintenance, otherwise, it will increase its repair rate.
Each shipment has free accessories (the free amount is generally 0.2%-0.5% of the total payment), in order to reduce the supplier’s after-sales international transportation costs and improve the efficiency of after-sales services.
Normally dental chair manufacturers provide 2 years of after-sales service. If it is a long-term cooperative relationship, they will maintain free after-sales service for a long time, and the accessories are generally put inside the dental chair box next order.
Common dental chair failure problems, troubleshooting, and maintenance
4. Choose the right configuration
Before buying a dental chair, understand your dentist’s usage habits and choose the appropriate configuration:
- Top hanging tool tray, bottom hanging tool tray, and trolley
- Whether with memory programs
- Touch control or button control
- Built-in floor box or external floor box
- The handpiece hole is two holes, four holes, or an optical fiber handpiece tube
- Scaler, light curing, endoscope system, hand-piece tube, and air compressor are optional accessories
Conclusion
The positioning of the company determines the quality and price of the product
High-quality products: Ajax, Siger, Suntem, Silver Fox.
Mid-end products: Anye, Ziann.
Competitive products: Dentes, Sunlight, Fengdan
If you are a dentist, it is recommended that you purchase a dental chair from an agent with good local service. Because the dental chair belongs to the equipment category, after-sales service should be your most important point. If the machine breaks down, it will delay your work. If the maintenance is not timely, you will have greater losses.
I hope everyone can have a good partner. If you want to know more, welcome to consult me.
A list of Chinese dental chair manufacturers is attached.
