A system for removing saliva or debris from the mouth of a dental patient. One end of tubing is connected to a vacuum pump. The other end of the tubing is connected to removably connected tip. A vacuum control valve is connected to the removably connected tip. The vacuum control valve is positioned so that the vacuum control valve remains outside of the patients mouth when the tip is inserted into to patients mouth. In a preferred embodiment, the vacuum control valve is a push valve and is located approximately half way along the length of the removably connected tip. In one preferred embodiment the tip is a removably connected saliva ejector tip. In another preferred embodiment the tip is a removably connected high-volume evacuator tip. In another preferred embodiment the tip is a removably connected surgical high volume evacuator tip.
