Dental Gloves: Nitrile Exam Gloves for Dental Offices
Nitrile dental gloves for dental offices, DSOs and dental distributors: latex-free, powder-free MXGUARD® exam gloves in several weights and colors.
Key takeaways
- Most dental teams use nitrile exam gloves: latex-free, close-fitting and sensitive at the fingertips.
- MXGUARD® 3.5 g suits routine exams and hygiene appointments; 4.0 g is the everyday chairside glove in sizes XS to XL.
- Nitrile comes in blue, dark blue, violet blue, black and white stock programs, and color-coding helps separate tasks.
Dental gloves need to fit closely, keep fingertip feel for fine work and hold up through a full appointment. Most dental offices now use nitrile exam gloves because nitrile contains no natural rubber latex, which protects staff and patients with latex allergies. Hopemed Industries Inc supplies MXGUARD® nitrile gloves to dental offices, dental service organizations and dental distributors across the US.
Recommended gloves for dental offices
- 3.5 g medical nitrile gloves: a lighter glove for routine exams and hygiene appointments
- 4.0 g nitrile exam gloves: our best-selling exam glove, with excellent tactile sensitivity, skin irritation and sensitization tested, sizes XS to XL
- 6.0 g black nitrile gloves: for teams that prefer a heavier black glove
Colors for your practice
Nitrile is offered in blue, dark blue, violet blue, black and white stock programs, and custom colors are possible. Color-coding by room or task, for example one color for operatory work and another for the lab, cuts cross-contamination risk and simplifies task separation.
Gloves for instrument processing
Exam gloves are for patient care. For cleaning and sterilizing instruments, CDC guidance calls for puncture- and chemical-resistant utility gloves; disposable exam gloves are not a substitute. Hopemed does not supply utility gloves.
How to order
Send the weight, color, size split per operatory and monthly usage. Pricing, MOQ and lead time come with the quotation, and orders ship from the US.
Documents
Certificates, declarations of conformity and test reports for the specific product and destination market are provided with the quotation.
The spec sheets list the standards each glove is tested to, for example EN 455 and EN 374 for the 3.5 g and 4.0 g gloves. If your practice needs US regulatory information for exam gloves, ask with your quotation.
Frequently asked questions
+What gloves do dental hygienists use?
Most use disposable nitrile exam gloves, changed between patients. Fit and fingertip feel matter for scaling and probing, so hygienists often prefer a lighter glove such as 3.5 g or 4.0 g in a close-fitting size.
+Nitrile or latex gloves for a dental office?
Nitrile is the usual choice today. It avoids natural rubber latex, a known allergy risk for patients and staff, and resists punctures well. Latex fits closely but brings that allergy risk. Hopemed supplies nitrile, not latex.
+What gloves are used for dental instrument sterilization?
Use heavy-duty, puncture-resistant utility gloves when cleaning and handling contaminated instruments, as CDC infection-control guidance for dental settings recommends. Disposable exam gloves tear too easily for that job. Hopemed does not supply utility gloves; our nitrile gloves are for patient care.
+Do you offer dental gloves for sensitive skin?
The MXGUARD 4.0 g nitrile glove is powder-free, latex-free and skin irritation and sensitization tested. Staff with a specific sensitivity should review the spec sheet, which we provide with the quotation.
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Send the product, size mix, carton quantity and delivery ZIP code. Pricing, MOQ and lead time come with the quotation.