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Office Design

Inventory Management

May 21, 2013

Cubex uses a digital cabinet to store inventory and track usage. An online management program called SIM (Smart Inventory Manager) gathers the data, and even places orders automatically as needed. One of the first things most dentists and team members notice is that the Cubex cabinet seems much too small to hold all your supplies. [...]

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Value Proposition for Nomad

May 19, 2013

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A New Flexible Keyboard Features Clickable Buttons

April 17, 2013

Something like this might be developed into a keyboard for the treatment rooms. It would take up very little space be easy to get out of the way and could possibly be made so that you could wipe and disinfect. A very thin keyboard that uses shape-changing polymers to replicate the feel and sound of [...]

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Changes in Hardware Change How We Practice

April 16, 2013

From my article in Sidekick Mgazine: It is no longer necessary to assign a computer to a place—the computer can be assigned to a person and it simply goes wherever the person goes. It is a bit like an old wall-mounted corded telephone and a handheld cell phone. The old wall mount is the kitchen [...]

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Treatment Room Monitors

April 11, 2013

Pole Mounts Placing computer monitors in the treatment rooms so that both the patient and the dental team can use them is a challenge. If your dental chair/unit has a light pole the obvious solution is a pole mount. These work, however they are less stable than wall or ceiling mounts. Every time the light [...]

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Nomad Pro 2

April 11, 2013

Nomad one of my favorite products has announced the release of an updated product the Nomad Pro 2. The biggest changes involve a newly designed battery, infrared connectors and a new charging cradle to improve durability and boost battery performance. All about Nomad here: This is so new I don’t even have a photo of [...]

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Getting Smart About Managing Dental Supply Inventories

April 11, 2013

This week’s Dentalcompare article: There are few things more pitiful than a stressed out assistant running down the hall to a neighbor dentist to beg for some bonding agent. All the while cursing the other assistant under her breath for taking the last bottle and not telling anyone. via Emmott On Technology: Getting Smart About [...]

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In Desk USB Hub Grommet

April 2, 2013

Just about all high-tech and mobile gadgets plug into your computer through a USB port. These In-Desk USB Hubs from Belkin let you quickly plug in cameras and flash drives while saving invaluable computer-desk space. The hubs easily fit into 2- or 3-inch round openings in desks, countertops or conference tables, and connect directly to [...]

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Taking X-rays Off the Wall and by the Hand

March 14, 2013

This week in Dentalcompare, one of my favorite products: The NOMAD, a hand held x-ray unit from Aribex, looks like a big ray gun from an old sci-fi film. There is a body, a pistol grip and a cone or barrel that emits the x-rays. The operator aims the device and holds it steady while [...]

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Dental Computer Hardware

March 7, 2013

Most dental offices will need three different types of computers: a server, business workstations and clinical workstations. Each computer type will have different specifications depending on the job it must do. Specs and available options change so quickly it is more useful to present a price range for each type than component specifications. Server: This [...]

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Fixed LCD wall mount

March 3, 2013

Nice option for the small monitor on the rear wall behind the patient. The FM 25 LCD wall mount places your monitor 2.25″ from the wall. via Fixed LCD wall mount – ICWDental.com.

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Nomad Benefits

January 16, 2013

One of my favorite products is the Nomad handheld x-ray machine. The Nomad is obviously economical and flexible but it is not so obviously a great benefit to certain patients. For example, wheelchair patients. In the past wheelchair bound patients would either have to transfer to the dental chair, which was often very difficult or [...]

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Monitor placement in a treatment room

December 26, 2012

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Sneak Peak the Boomer

December 13, 2012

Coming in 2013 Boomer is a foot operated computer mouse for those that need to run a computer hands free. Dental, medical or surgical to prevent cross contamination and those who find it difficult to use a hand mouse. via VoltCrowd | Crowd Funding | Start-Ups: Boomer The Foot Mouse.

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Nomad Value

December 7, 2012

There are some great tax reasons to purchase dental equipment NOW before the end of the year. One of my favorites is the Nomad. Watch the video below to see how it works and can save you a bunch of money.

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A Light Bulb with a Computer and Projector Inside

December 1, 2012

Is this cool or what!!! A computer that can be screwed into a light socket can project interactive images onto any nearby surface. via A Light Bulb with a Computer and Projector Inside from the MIT Media Lab Augments Reality | MIT Technology Review. Imagine using this in a treatment room. No space taken up [...]

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Aribex and Kavo

November 19, 2012

One of my favorite products Nomad the hand held x-ray from Aribex has been aquired by Kavo. Here This should strengthen the brand and make it more available. See the video for a description of Nomad.

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Too Many Goals = No Goals at All

November 5, 2012

More from Marcus Buckingham: If you overwhelm your people with tons of goals, or many sub-goals, you run the risk of them trying to do everything in a superficial or inadequate way. Instead, try to create total clarity around a few — probably 4-6 a quarter is about right. What is true about goals in general is [...]

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You Got Too Much Stuff

November 3, 2012

One of the first things most dentists and team members notice is that the Cubex cabinet seems much too small to hold all their supplies. The basic cabinet is the size of a large bookshelf, about 77 inches high, 51 inches wide and 24 inches deep. (Larger models are available if needed.) It seems too [...]

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ADA Annual Session

October 13, 2012

I will be presenting three programs at the ADA meeting in San Francisco October 18-20. Plus I will be on a panel with Michael Unthank and Claudio Levato discussing the office of the future. The link below will take you to the speakers list and you can look us up. My three individual sessions will [...]

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