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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide dental equipment with a rinsing bowl which can be moved to the patient's mouth so that a physically handicapped person can rinse his/her mouth easily. SOLUTION: The dental equipment is provided with a box 20 for supplying and draining water, a rinsing bowl 21, a part 22 for holding the bowl that is formed on the box 20 for supplying and draining water, a flexible hose 23 connected to the bottom of the rinsing bowl 21. An end of the flexible hose 23, which is not shown in the picture, is connected to a vacuum device for draining, and water spat into the rinsing bowl 21 after rinsing mouth is sucked and drained by the vacuum device. The rinsing bowl 21 is usually placed on the part 22 for holding the bowl located on the box 20 for supplying and draining water. When the patient is a physically handicapped person or a child, a dental assistant may pick up the rinsing bowl and take it to the patient's mouth, taking out the rinsing bowl and a vacuum hose together. Therefore, the patient can rinse his/her mouth without moving his/her body.
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