A dental instrument, said dental instrument comprising: a dental tip, said dental tip including a first end and a second end; a handle, said handle including a handle center and a grip portion, said handle including an axis and an elongated opening extending along the axis through the handle center and the grip portion, the handle center including a first surface, wherein the first surface of the handle center includes multiple inclined plane surfaces, the grip portion including a dental tip entrance end and a second surface in engagement with the first surface of the handle center, wherein the second surface of the grip portion includes multiple inclined plane surfaces, the second surface of the grip portion being rotatable about the axis relative to the first surface of the handle center, wherein rotation of the second surface of the grip portion relative to the first surface of the handle center causes translation along the axis of the grip portion relative to the handle center between a first axial position and a second axial position; a collar, said collar disposed within the elongated opening proximate the dental tip entrance end of the grip portion, said collar including a bore extending along the axis between a first opening proximate to and aligned with the dental tip entrance end of the grip portion and a second opening; and a collet, said collet including a body portion and spring fingers extending from the body portion, the spring fingers including a dental tip retaining portion configured to receive the second end of the dental tip, the spring fingers being urged radially inward by said collar towards the axis to secure the second end of said dental tip when the grip portion is in the first axial position relative to the handle center, the second end of said dental tip being removable from the dental tip retaining portion of the spring fingers of said collet when the grip portion is in the second axial position relative to the handle center; and a center rod, said center rod extending along the axis, at least a portion of said center rod affixed to the handle center, said center rod including an end affixed to the body portion of said collet. a dental tip, said dental tip including a first end and a second end; a handle, said handle including a handle center and a grip portion, said handle including an axis and an elongated opening extending along the axis through the handle center and the grip portion, the handle center including a first surface, wherein the first surface of the handle center includes multiple inclined plane surfaces, the grip portion including a dental tip entrance end and a second surface in engagement with the first surface of the handle center, wherein the second surface of the grip portion includes multiple inclined plane surfaces, the second surface of the grip portion being rotatable about the axis relative to the first surface of the handle center, wherein rotation of the second surface of the grip portion relative to the first surface of the handle center causes translation along the axis of the grip portion relative to the handle center between a first axial position and a second axial position; a collar, said collar disposed within the elongated opening proximate the dental tip entrance end of the grip portion, said collar including a bore extending along the axis between a first opening proximate to and aligned with the dental tip entrance end of the grip portion and a second opening; and a collet, said collet including a body portion and spring fingers extending from the body portion, the spring fingers including a dental tip retaining portion configured to receive the second end of the dental tip, the spring fingers being urged radially inward by said collar towards the axis to secure the second end of said dental tip when the grip portion is in the first axial position relative to the handle center, the second end of said dental tip being removable from the dental tip retaining portion of the spring fingers of said collet when the grip portion is in the second axial position relative to the handle center; and a center rod, said center rod extending along the axis, at least a portion of said center rod affixed to the handle center, said center rod including an end affixed to the body portion of said collet.