Patent ID: 7625209

Claim:
A splash guard assembly for use with a dental hand piece, said splash guard assembly comprising: a dental bur comprising a notch; and a splash guard comprising: an inner ring defining an aperture configured to receive said dental bur; an outer band coaxially positioned about the inner ring; and a plurality of fins extending between the inner ring and the outer band, at least one of the plurality of fins comprising a first member that extends from the inner ring in a first direction, and a second member that extends between the first member and the outer band in a second direction, the plurality of fins defining corresponding openings between adjacent fins, the openings extending through the first end and the second end of the assembly, said plurality of fins configured to force a quantity of at least one of water, air and solid debris away from the dental hand piece; wherein said splash guard is configured to engage said dental bur by snapping said inner ring into said notch.