Hard-wired and wireless system with footswitch for operating a dental or medical treatment apparatus

A system for controlling a dental or medical treatment apparatus, comprising:

• a footswitch device containing a first switch and second switch and having a foot-depressable member, the member being depressed to a first position for activating the first switch and the member being depressed to a second position for activating the second switch, the device further including a communication element for transmitting a first operational signal in a wireless manner in response to the member being depressed to the first position and a second operational signal in a wireless manner in response to the member being depressed to the second position;
• and
• a dental or medical treatment apparatus including a communication element for receiving the first and second operational signals from the footswitch, the first signal causing the apparatus to operate in a first mode and the second signal causing the apparatus to operate in a second mode, the apparatus having an initially programmed “A” identification address and the footswitch having an initially programmed “B” identification address, wherein the apparatus is reprogrammed to include said “A” and “B” identification addresses and the footswitch is reprogrammed to include said “A” and “B” identification addresses by a synchronization communication between the apparatus and footswitch.