ADA Standards Program volunteers work together on documents that establish requirements for safe and effective dental products and technologies through a consensus-based process. The ADA has played a key role in the development of dental standards since 1928 and is an American National Standards Institute Accredited Standards Developer. The Working Groups that develop ADA standards are a diverse group of expert volunteers representing dental practitioners, industry, government and academia. Professionals from all areas of interest are encouraged to participate. Involvement is open to anyone who would like to contribute their expertise.
The following draft standards are available for public review and comment until the dates listed below. Please note that draft standards that are adoptions of ISO standards must be requested as indicated below due to copyright restrictions.
If you have comments on the any of the documents, download the corresponding comments template, add your comments and proposed changes, and send to standards@ada.org by the due dates indicated.
If you have any questions, contact standards@ada.org.
Comment Deadline: June 10
Proposed ANSI/ADA Standard No. 190, Dentistry – Single-Use Dental Cartridges for Local Anesthetics
Developed by ADA Standards Working Group 4.84: Syringes, Cartridges, Needles
This document gives specific performance requirements for single-use dental cartridges of 10 ml, 1.7 ml, 1.8 ml and 2.2 ml nominal capacity for use with local anesthetics.
It specifies tests for leakage, plunger movement, extractable volume and underfilling, and lists general overall dimensions to ensure that the cartridge will fit dental cartridge syringes complying with ANSI/ADA Standard No. 34/ISO 9997 and ANSI/ADA Standard No. 183/ISO 21533. This proposed standard is a modified adoption of ISO 11499:2014 and will replace ANSI/ADA Standard No. 190:2020.
If you would like to review this standard, please send your request to standards@ada.org.
Comment Deadline: June 10
Proposed ANSI/ADA Standard No. 207, Dentistry – Microbiological Quality of Dental Procedural Water – Requirements for Manufacturers
Developed by ADA Standards Working Group 6.48: Air and Water Treatment Systems
This document specifies manufacturer requirements regarding the control of microbiological quality of procedural water for non-surgical dental procedures delivered by dental units and other devices.
It applies to the following products:
- devices that deliver procedural water including, but not limited to, stationary dental units, mobile dental units, portable dental units, stand-alone ultrasonic scalers, stand-alone dental lasers and other stand-alone dental instrument systems;
- products that are intended to control or improve the microbiological quality of dental procedural water including, but not limited to, chemical formulations intended to be added to procedural water or administered intermittently to the procedural water system when patients are not being treated, as well as powered and non-powered devices that are integrated within the dental unit or connected to the water supply to one or more dental units.
Informative Annex A provides recommended best practices for the design and validation of devices that deliver dental procedural water and products that are intended to control or improve the microbiological quality of dental procedural water, consistent with current CDC guidelines and FDA recommendations and requirements.
This document does not apply to the following:
- devices that deliver sterile procedural water or sterile solutions (e.g., devices for oral surgical procedures using autoclavable or single-use disposable components)
- lines, tubing, or hoses that deliver compressed air within the dental unit; dental vacuum systems and amalgam separators.
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If you have comments on Proposed ANSI/ADA Standard No. 207, download the corresponding comments template above, add your comments and proposed changes, and send to standards@ada.org by June 10.