Webinar with VisionButler Authors (Paul Moore & Hendy Hazel)

A practical session with the people who built VisionButler after 45 years in dentistry.
Guests: Paul Moore & Hendy Hazel (Ireland), founders and creators of the product.

Why we ran this webinar: clinicians kept asking about the material & sterilization, how to choose S/M/L, day-to-day use (whitening, imaging, routine dentistry), and how it compares to single-use retractors. We showed chairside reality—no fluff.

8 takeaways that make chairside work easier

(1) Medical-grade silicone — from 00:14:04
Dense, durable, comfortable in the mouth; silicone is also used in cardiology (e.g., stents).

(2) Cleaner whitening — from 00:26:52
Materials stick less to silicone → cleaner application and easier clean-up.

(3) Imaging with confident contrast — from 00:15:47
The black variant provides strong optical contrast for before/after photos. (Pink for everyday aesthetics.)

(4) Re-use & sterilization — from 00:18:41
Autoclavable; webinar suggests ~1000 uses. Ultrasonic cleaning is fine, then autoclave.

(5) Sizing made simple — from 00:11:22
Choose top-to-bottom (vertical) rather than ellipse-based sizing. S/M/L covers most patients.

(6) No moving parts — from 00:37:54
No hinges or plugs → nothing loosens over time; rinse → autoclave.

(7) Real-world safety — from 00:21:14
A documented incident where the retractor protected the lip during an unexpected tool contact.

(8) Less single-use = less hassle — from 00:02:46
Less waste, logistics and cost compared to disposables.