Dentrix

From the monthly archives:

February 2007

The Best HD Flat panels from PC Magazine

February 27, 2007

Flat-Panel HDTVs Behind the Screens –

Manufacturers now measure flat-panel longevity in decades, not years, so you’ll have to live with your decision. Ensuring long-term satisfaction with an HDTV is easily accomplished with a little planning and some basic knowledge about what makes each of these HD display technologies tick.

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Pano Math

February 27, 2007

2000 Patients
1/5 get a pano each year = 400
Every new patient, 2 a week gets a pano = 100
500 panos @ $80 ea. = $42,500  In the first Year!

Good digital panos like the Kodak 8000 can be purchased for less than $30,000. There is no cost for film or developing. Once you have paid for [...]

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New milling chamber from Cerec

February 27, 2007

Another new product on display in Chicago was the new milling chamber introduced a few weeks ago by Cerec. Check the link below for more details.
Sirona – The Dental Company – News – Press

MC XL Milling Machine The MC XL mills a quality, precisely fitted restoration in just 4 to 12 minutes, approximately twice as [...]

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Lasers Lasers Everywhere

February 27, 2007

Several vendors introduced new Diode soft tissue lasers at the Chicago midwinter meeting. The coolest looking was the ezlase from Biolase. It looks like a big video iPod. I have been a BIG fan of diodes for many years and use mine
everyday. I highly recommend you look into a diode for your practice. Prices [...]

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Chicago Midwinter

February 21, 2007

This is the week of the big Chicago Midwinter Meeting. Often new products are introduced at this meeting and I have time set aside to check them out. I will also be presenting all day Saturday and in the morning on Sunday. The Sunday program will be a roundtable discussion with leading digital radiography vendors.

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February 19, 2007
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Virtual PBX

February 19, 2007

If you ran a big company you’d have an expensive PBX (private branch exchange) system to manage extensions, conference calls, and voice mail. For small businesses such as a dental office, a better solution is a virtual PBX. A hosting company provides a main number and then routes all calls through it to other lines, [...]

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Windows XP Outsells Vista at Retail

February 19, 2007

Windows XP Outsells Vista at Retail – News and Analysis by PC Magazine

Windows Vista got off to a slow consumer start compared to its predecessor. U.S. retail Vista sales were significantly less than Windows XP during their respective launch weeks. NPD released sales figures on Thursday for software that end users install themselves on a [...]

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Dentrix G2 Webinar

February 19, 2007

Dentrix has provided an online training session or “Webinar” to help users learn the new G2 Version. This new version is a BIG change from previous versions and I advise training before you install and try to use G2. To sign up for the free webinar look here.

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The Best Free Software – Features by PC Magazine

February 19, 2007

The Best Free Software – Features by PC Magazine

Most software is expensive and bloated. Yet free software typically does one task and does it with precision and elegance. Among the thousands of free apps available on the Web, how do you find the best, most reliable ones for your needs?

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Radiography Myths Part Two

February 11, 2007

Myth: The price will be coming down soon.

Fact: Prices have been going up. The economies of scale which have driven down the price of many high tech products simply do not apply to digital x-rays. There is no general consumer demand outside of dentistry. The market is limited, and the cost of development, service and [...]

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Online Storage

February 11, 2007

Online data storage and back up is a great system. However it can be expensive for large offices with lots of data. However prices are coming down. Current service start at $9.95 a month for 5GB. If you have lots of image files and radiographs it is possible to have 20GB or more of data. [...]

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For VOIP Information

February 11, 2007

For more informationAT&T CallVantage: www.att.com/callvantageGoogleTalk: www.google.com/talkSkype: www.skype.com/businessVonage: www.vonage.com

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VoIP – Small Medium Business (SMB) by PC Magazine

February 11, 2007

 - VoIP – Small Medium Business (SMB) by PC Magazine

You know the cost savings of Voice over IP phone service, but only about 17 percent of small to midsize businesses have made the switch to VoIP, according to a survey by technology consultancy Savatar. Why? Because most Internet phone services don’t offer communications packages designed [...]

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Sony Reader

February 11, 2007

- Review by PC Magazine
Sony Portable Reader System (PRS-500) ($349.99 direct)The best e-book reader you can buy. The PRS-500 holds up to 160 e-books, and sports a beautiful six-inch screen that will display graphics and other material as well as text.

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Clik Teck get ISO certification

February 11, 2007

Clik Tech makes the digital sensor holder ClickRay. The company recently received ISO 9001:2000 certification. This is the internationally recognized standard for Quality Management Systems. ClikTech received certification for the design, development, provisioning, maintenance and support of design operations and services.

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UAppoint announces new patented online appointments system

February 4, 2007

The following is copied from the press release. I have not seen this yet but it looks interesting.
The state-of-the-art service emails recall notices to invite patients to select a desired appointment time.  Beyond an automated notification tool, UAppoint’s unique appointment scheduling system shows patients’ available appointments, allowing each patient to request an appointment at an [...]

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Injunction halts sales of CADI

February 2, 2007

I posted a short message regarding CADI last year. I have just learned that CADI has been ordered to stop selling their system in the US based on copyright issues. If you already purchased CADI this may leave you in a vulnerable position regarding future service and support.

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New Version 12 of Softdent

February 1, 2007

KODAK SOFTDENT Practice Management Software
New Features:

Time Clock Document Review Queue Treatment Planning Enhancements Practice Central Enhancements Save Merge & Quick Letters

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Before You Give Away Your Old PC:

February 1, 2007

- Expert Help by PC Magazine
When cleaning a system for transfer, don’t use the Recycle Bin to delete files. Even when emptied, “deleted” files are still easily recovered, since the built-in delete mechanism simply makes the area on the hard drive where the old file was stored available to new files. Instead, use a “file [...]

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