Eastman Kodak Company announced today it will change the color of its Cook-Waite Carbocaine 3% local injectable dental anesthetic cans and cartridges, bringing the packaging in compliance with a color-coding system set by the American Dental Association (ADA) Seal of Acceptance Program. Formerly, the color of Cook-Waite Carbocaine 3% anesthetic cans and cartridges was teal (blue-green). The new color is tan. The anesthetic will continue to carry the ADA Seal of Acceptance.
The rest of the Cook-Waite local injectable dental anesthetics line is already in compliance with the ADA guidelines.
The color-coding guidelines were established by the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs. They are intended to standardize dental anesthetic cartridges and make it easier for practitioners to ensure they are using the intended anesthetic.
Cook-Waite Carbocaine HCl 3% injection in the tan color scheme will begin shipping to dental supply dealers in the September timeframe. Dental practices will begin to receive it later in the fall.
For more information about Cook-Waite brand local injectable dental anesthetics, call 800-933-8031 or visit Kodak’s Health Imaging Dental Products Group website at www.kodak.com/go/dental.
About Kodak’s Dental Business
Kodak’s dental business is a leading participant in infoimaging, a $385 billion industry created by the convergence of image-and-information technology. The business develops, manufactures and markets imaging capture and output solutions for dental practitioners, including intraoral and extraoral dental imaging films and processing chemistry; medical inkjet printers, inks and papers; digital cameras, printers and accessories for dental applications; Cook Waite brand local anesthetics; and a variety of related products and services. Infoimaging unites three closely related imaging markets that enable people to more easily take and share images as information: devices, such as digital cameras and medical inkjet printers; infrastructure, such as networks; and services and media, such as medical grade inkjet paper.
For more information about Kodak’s dental business call 800-933-8031 or visit Kodak’s Health Imaging Group Dental Products website at www.kodak.com/go/dental, where you can also subscribe to Kodak’s Dental E-Bites, a free electronic newsletter featuring information on imaging technology and updates on Kodak’s dental products and promotions. For technical questions about any Kodak dental product, you can also call (U.S.) 800-933-8031 or your regional Kodak products representative.
(Note: Kodak, Cook-Waite and Carbocaine are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.)