Medicom.
Canadian PPE company since 1988, selling SafeMask, SafeBasics gloves, sterilization pouches, and other single-use dental supplies.
- Dental Manufacturer
- Canada
- Infection Control
- Consumables
About Medicom
Medicom's about page says the group was founded in 1988 to supply medical gloves during the HIV crisis and now manufactures and distributes single-use infection-control products for medical, dental, laboratory, animal health, and retail customers. It says facilities with Health Canada and FDA approvals operate in the United States, China, Taiwan, France, the United Kingdom, Singapore, the Netherlands, and Canada. A 2019 note says Medicom acquired Hedy Canada and opened a Montreal plant for masks and N95 respirators under local-supply agreements.
A technical sheet for a SafeBasics procedure mask prints AMD Medicom Inc. at 2555 Chemin de l'Aviation, Montreal, Quebec H9P 2Z2, and says the manufacturer is ISO 13485 certified. That sheet is one mask, made in China, ASTM level 3, class assignments differing between the United States and Canada. Country of origin is on the sheet. Do not assume every Medicom SKU is made in Montreal.
The dental industry page is the practice catalog: masks, gloves, surface disinfectants, pouches, gauze, varnishes, dams, hemostatic dressings, and matrix bands. The blog explains ASTM levels in dental language. Level 3 is the high-aerosol mask. Level 1 is not the mask for an ultrasonic scaler, in Medicom's own chart.
More than 10,000 customers is the about page's scale line. It covers many industries, not only dentistry. Dental buyers should still specify ASTM level, glove polymer, and pouch size.
Key Offerings
Product and equipment lines dentists commonly associate with Medicom.
SafeMask and SafeBasics masks
Medicom's mask article says SafeMask and SafeBasics cover ASTM levels 1, 2, and 3. Level 1 is described for low spray, level 2 for moderate spray, and level 3 for high aerosols such as ultrasonic scaling and surgery. FreeFlow is a contoured mask with a fog-resistant strip. SofSkin is a level 3 mask for sensitive skin. Match the level to the procedure, not the color.
Gloves and apparel
The dental page lists SafeBasics nitrile, including a thin True Fit style, and surgical gloves such as AssureTouch. Gloves and masks are both PPE and are not substitutes. A surgical glove and an exam nitrile are different tasks.
Pouches, gauze, and chair barriers
SafeBasics self-sealing sterilization pouches, gauze, cotton rolls, dental bibs, tray covers, and headrest covers are on the dental page. The page also lists varnishes, dental dams, hemostatic dressings, and matrix bands. Those are single-use clinical items. A pouch does not sterilize by itself.
Who it suits
Medicom suits a dental practice buying masks, gloves, barriers, and sterilization pouches as a system. The sterilizer guide is the machine. Pouches are the wrap. The dam guide and the fluoride varnish guide apply only to the dam and varnish SKUs the dental page says exist. Confirm the exact Medicom varnish before you switch a hygiene protocol.
A hospital or a lab may buy the same masks. Dental bibs and headrest covers are the operatory-specific items.
N95 production in Montreal is a 2019 fact about respirators. A procedure earloop mask is not an N95. Read the box.
How it compares
Cranberry and Crosstex, inside HuFriedyGroup, sell competing masks and gloves. Compare ASTM level, latex content, and country of origin. Medicom prints origin on the data sheet for at least one China-made mask and also operates a Montreal plant. SKU by SKU.
SafeBasics is the value dental line in the names reviewed. SafeMask FreeFlow and Premier are other mask names. Premier here is Medicom's mask, not Premier Dental in Pennsylvania. Do not mix the companies.
A self-sealing pouch competes with other pouches that must fit your sterilizer. The indicator and the seal are the comparison, not the logo.
Buying considerations
Specify ASTM level for every mask order. Level 3 for aerosols is Medicom's own advice. Color is not a level.
Glove polymer: nitrile, polyisoprene surgical, or another. Allergy policy decides this, not the catalog photo.
ISO 13485 is on the mask data sheet for AMD Medicom Inc. Regulatory class differs between Canada and the United States on that sheet. Import paperwork should follow the sheet for the lot, not a general brochure. The Montreal address is the company address on that document.
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Questions buyers ask
When was Medicom founded?
The about page says 1988, to supply gloves during the HIV crisis. The group now makes and distributes single-use infection-control products in several countries. A Montreal mask and respirator plant is described as opening in 2019.
What ASTM mask levels does Medicom describe for dentistry?
The mask article assigns level 1 to low spray, level 2 to moderate spray, and level 3 to high aerosols such as ultrasonic scalers and surgery. SafeMask and SafeBasics are both in that chart. Pick the level for the procedure.
Where is Medicom's Canadian address?
A SafeBasics mask data sheet lists AMD Medicom Inc. at 2555 Chemin de l'Aviation, Montreal, Quebec H9P 2Z2, and says that manufacturer is ISO 13485 certified. The same sheet lists China as country of origin for that mask. Check the lot you buy.
Does Medicom sell only masks?
No. The dental page includes gloves, sterilization pouches, gauze, bibs, tray covers, and also names varnishes, dams, hemostatic dressings, and matrix bands. Confirm the SKU. A pouch is not a dam, and a dam is not a glove.