Isolite to debut lower-cost product at Chicago Midwinter

Feb 17, 2010

Isolite Systems will debut its new product, the Isodry, at the Chicago Dental Society's upcoming Midwinter Meeting (February 25-27).

Isodry was assessed while conducting market research on Isolite's original dryfield illuminator dental isolation system, the company said. It works exactly like the original Isolite, but without the internal oral lighting.

"After conducting market research, we found that there is a segment of dental practitioners who, after years of practicing dentistry, prefer to work only with external lighting," explained Jim Hirsch, president and product designer, in a press release. "So we created the Isodry, which has all of the same retraction, protection, mouth-propping, and ongoing aspiration of the original Isolite, but without the advanced intraoral illumination of our premier product."

With no computer circuitry or advanced lighting technology, Isodry has a lower manufacturing cost, and the resulting price may be more affordable for some dental practices, the company said.

"We have found many dental practices wanting to have our isolation technology installed in every operatory of their practice, but they don't necessarily need the intraoral illumination feature in every room," said Sandra Hirsch, general manager of Isolite. "Or we have clinics and teaching facilities with capital budget constraints, and the lower price point of Isodry will help them bring state-of-the art isolation to more operatories, allowing them to serve more patients."