Here I am going to give a list of dental materials to start a dental clinic. This is a basic set of materials that is required to start a clinic. I have tried to give wherever possible my individual recommendations too (YDR Recommends). Of course, based on availability and budget you are free to choose any brand.
There is a separate list of all the instruments required to set up your clinic, which you can find here.
| Sl. No. | Name of the material | Quantity | YDR Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sterilization pouch 4 inch | 1 reel | |
| 2 | Saliva ejector - Disposable | 1 pack | |
| 3 | Floss Waxed | 1 | |
| 4 | Cotton rolls | 500 pcs | |
| 5 | Surgical Cotton roll | 1 roll | |
| 6 | 2% Chlorhexidine | 1 | |
| 7 | 2% Povidone Iodine solution | 1 | |
| 8 | Handrub - 70% 2-propanol | 1 | |
| 9 | Disposable paper cups | 100 | |
| 10 | Disposable napkins | 2 packs | |
| 11 | Handwash soap | 1 | |
| 12 | Sugical gauze | 10 packs | |
| 13 | Lab spirit for spirit lamp | 500 ml | |
| 14 | Latex examination gloves - Small | 2 | |
| 15 | Latex examination gloves - Medium | 2 | |
| 16 | Latex examination gloves - Large | 2 | |
| 17 | Disposable Mouth masks (3ply) | 100 | |
| 18 | Disposable Surgeons cap | 100 | |
| 19 | Disposable patient drape/apron | 100 | |
| 20 | Diposable Doctor Gown (Full Hand) | 10 | |
| 21 | X - Ray film (Adult) | 1 pack | |
| 22 | X - Ray film (Peado) | 20 pc | |
| 23 | Developer powder/liquid | 1 | |
| 24 | Fixer powder/ liquid | 1 | |
| 25 | Face Shields | 5 | |
| 26 | BP blades no 15 | 1 pack | |
| 27 | BP blades no 11 | 10 pcs | |
| 28 | BP blades no 12 | 10 pcs | |
| 29 | Suture needles size 16 | 1 pack | |
| 30 | Suture needles size 17 | 2 packs | |
| 31 | Suture needles size 18 | 1 pack | |
| 32 | Silk suture thread 3-0 | 1 roll | J & J |
| 33 | 2% Lignocaine with adr 1:80000 | 6 vials | |
| 34 | 2% Lignocaine | 1 vial | |
| 35 | 2 ml syringe | 1 box | |
| 36 | 1 ml syringe | 10 pcs | |
| 37 | 5 ml syringe | 1 box | |
| 38 | 10 ml syringe | 10 pcs | |
| 39 | Topical anaesthetic gel | 1 | ProGel B (Septodont) |
| 40 | Lignocaine Cartridge | 1 box | Lignospan Special (Septodont) |
| 41 | Articaine Cartridge | 1 box | Septanest (Articaine with adrenaline 1/100,000) – Septodont |
| 42 | Needles for cartridge | 1 Box | Septoject needles (Septodont) |
| 43 | Surgical drills # 701 | 5 pcs | |
| 44 | Surgical drills # 702 | 5 pcs | |
| 45 | Surgical drills # 8 | 5 pcs | |
| 46 | Resorbable suture NW 2437 | 1 pack | J & J |
| 47 | Matrix band No 8 | 2 | |
| 48 | Plastic wedges | 1 box | |
| 49 | Composite LC kit | 1 | Tetric N Ceram Dental Restorative Material |
| 50 | GIC type IX | 1 | GC |
| 51 | GIC Type II LC | 1 mini pack | GC |
| 52 | K- Files 21mm & 25mm 6,8,10,15,20,25,30,35,40.45-80; | 1 box each | Mani |
| 53 | H - Files 15-40 | 1 box | Mani |
| 54 | Barbed Broaches 15-40 | 1 box | Mani |
| 55 | Hand spreaders 15-40 | 1 box | Mani |
| 56 | Rotary files S1, S2,F1,F2,F3 - 21 mm | 1 strip each | Protaper Gold |
| 57 | Rotary files S1, S2,F1,F2,F3 - 25 mm | 1 strip each | Protaper Gold |
| 58 | 2% paper points 15-40 | 2 box | |
| 59 | Rotary paper points F1, F2 | 1 box | |
| 60 | 2% Gutta Percha 15-40, 45-80 | 1 box | |
| 61 | Rotary Gutta Percha F1,F2,F3 | 1 box each | Dentsply Protaper Universal Gutta Percha Points |
| 62 | Calcium hydroxide paste | 1 | |
| 63 | Calcium hydroxide cement LC | 1 syringe | Septocal LC |
| 64 | Zinc oxide eugenol cement | 1 | |
| 65 | Pulp devitaliser | 1 | |
| 66 | EDTA paste | 1 | Glyde |
| 67 | Root canal sealer | 1 | Sealapex – Root canal sealer (Kerr) |
| 68 | Applicator tip - White/ yellow | 1 | |
| 69 | Mixing pad | 1 | |
| 70 | Articulating paper | 1 | |
| 71 | Temporary filling material | 1 | Cavitemp (Ammdent) |
| 72 | Composite finishing kit | 1 | |
| 73 | Composite polishing kit | 1 | |
| 74 | Diamond burs | Assorted | Mani |
| 75 | Interdental finishing strips | 1 pack | |
| 76 | Alginate | 1 pack | Tropicalgin Alginate (Zhermack) |
| 77 | Poly vinyl siloxane - putty | 1 box | President Putty (Coltene) |
| 78 | Poly vinyl siloxane - light body (Tube/cartridge) | 1 | Aquasil |
| 79 | Poly vinyl siloxane - Monophase | 1 | Aquasil |
| 80 | GIC Type 1 (Big) | 1 | GC Glass Ionomer Luting & Lining Cement (GIC) |
| 81 | Resin cement for crowns | 1 | Multilink N Resin Cement (Ivoclar Vivadent) |
| 82 | Resin cement for veneers | 1 | Variolink N Resin Cement (Ivoclar Vivadent) |
| 83 | Temporary crown material | 1 | |
| 84 | Temporary luting cement | 1 | Freegenol |
| 85 | Modelling wax | 1 | |
| 86 | Green stick compound | 1 | |
| 87 | Impression compound | 1 | |
| 88 | Articulating paper forcep | 2 | |
| 89 | Peaso reamers No 1-6 | 1 | |
| 90 | Fibre post 1.1,1.3,1.6 | 1 box each | Tenax Fiber Trans Post (Coltene) |
| 91 | Secondary Impression paste | 1 | |
| 92 | Retraction cords #00, #0, #1, #2 | 1 each | Ultradent |
| 93 | Hemostatic agent | 1 | Ultradent |
| 94 | Denture trimming burs | 1 each | |
| 95 | Dental Stone (1 kg) | 2 | |
| 96 | Die stone | 1 | |
| 97 | Prophylaxis Paste | 1 | |
| 98 | Tooth Whitening Kit | 1 | Pola Office – Powder and Liquid 1 patient kit (SDI) |
If you have any question about any product please write it in the comments and I will get back to you.
