HealthFirst Announces Expansion of Compliance and Environmental Waste Management Program for Dentis

SEATTLE, JUNE 11, 2012 – HealthFirst today announced that it has partnered exclusively with Interactive Diagnostic Imaging (IDI), the makers of the Tru-Align X-ray Positioning System, and Rebec Solutions, a leader in amalgam separation technology and amalgam waste disposal, to provide dental facilities with an expanded line of products and services ensuring regulatory compliance.

HealthFirst, known for providing the dental community with ADA compliant Emergency Medical Kits for over 40 years, has developed and launched a complete compliance portfolio that incorporates everything a dental office needs to maintain compliance with local, state and federal regulations—from emergency kits and replacement medications and devices, to basic emergency oxygen, Sharps disposal, expired medication takeaway, AEDs, physiological monitors, and even training. This portfolio now includes products geared towards radiation minimization and amalgam separation.

“This is the logical next step in developing our holistic approach to dental compliance,” said Ken Rosenblood, HealthFirst CEO. “With increasing concerns from the general public about radiation exposure from dental x-rays and the effects mercury from dental amalgam fillings can have on the environment, we felt it was the right time to integrate these product offerings with our existing compliance portfolio. Using the Tru-Align rectangular collimnator in conjunction with thyroid collars ensures a dentist is adhering to the ALARA principle, while integrating a Rebec Catch Hg Amalgam Separator in-line with the dentist’s vacuum and plumbing system ensures that dentists are prepared for the impending federal mandate requiring all dental facilities prevent contamination of the water supply by having an amalgam separator in place to collect mercury amalgam particles. Carrying these products furthers HealthFirst’s position as the dental practitioner’s one-stop, compliance partner.”

Tru-Align easily attaches to the dentist’s x-ray head and uses rectangular collimation to reduce a patient’s exposure to ionizing radiation by more than 60%.

The Rebec Catch Hg is the most durable amalgam separator series on the market and is ISO-11143 tested at 99.86% removal efficiency of mercury amalgam and other solids from dental waste water. HealthFirst also offers the full line of Rebec Solutions/Pristine Environmental scrap amalgam pails and enzymatic line cleaner and conditioner.