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Radiography

Fashionistas Take Note

May 23, 2013

Nomad, the hand held x-ray, and one of my favorite technologies, has just announced a new Nomad Pro2 in black with gray trim. Tre chic.

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Harriet the Harried Dental Assistant

May 20, 2013

In case you missed it here is a link to a classic article from last year in Dentalcompare. It is intended to be fun and funny however you may recognize some things that actually happen in your office. Back with the patient Harriet is ready to try again. Mr. Grumple has been here almost an [...]

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Value Proposition for Nomad

May 19, 2013
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All on Four

May 17, 2013

Taking an “All on Four” clinical course taught by Chris Winterholler. Two quick observations: It works. Like many dentists I scoffed at teeth in a day and only four implants as being not only bad dentistry but fraudulent. Now that I have seen the science and the technique I am impressed. BTW that angled distal [...]

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Another Radiography Myth

May 6, 2013

I have learned a lot of interesting and rather obscure facts from Doug Yoon. He is the founder and chief scientific mind behind XDR Radiography. However one of Doug’s most irritating “Digital Radiography Myths” is also one of the simplest to understand. Myth: Salesman says. “Our sensor is 100% active you will get an image [...]

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Guide to Digital Radiography

April 22, 2013

Digital Radiography is one of the most exciting and fastest growing technologies in dentistry. It is also the area with the most misinformation. I constantly talk with dentists who either do buy digital for the wrong reasons or don’t buy for the wrong reasons. My comprehensive technology guide, “Digital Radiography” exposes nine myths about digital [...]

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Nomad Pro 2 Debut

April 18, 2013
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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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The best way to print digital X-rays

April 8, 2013

    Don’t do it.       More help choosing and using Digital Radiography

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How Many Digital X-ray Sensors Does One Dental Practice Need

April 4, 2013

This week at Dentalcompare: …how did you manage with two hygienists and a dentist all taking radiographs? Didn’t you need a dark room and processor for each of them? That is not a serious question, yet it is exactly the attitude some dentists take when it comes to digital radiography sensors. They believe they need [...]

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Online Video CE

March 31, 2013

Online Video CE The High Tech Power Practice Five Modules Essentials Paperless Advanced Internet Stuff DentalEDU.tv

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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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Cone Beam CT Defined

March 5, 2013

One of the most amazing imaging technology now available to dentists is cone beam CT (CBCT) such as the iCat. Imagine the difference between looking at a photo of an object, like a car for example, and handling a complete model of the same car. The photo only allows you to see one side of [...]

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Accuracy of technology for placing implants tested

March 4, 2013

I am such a huge fan of high tech it is easy to get carried away. It is good to have some real world research to back up high tech wonders such as Cone Beam CT. The CBCT was found to be accurate and reliable; however, the STL was found to significantly both overestimate and [...]

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i-Cat FLX

February 25, 2013

At the Chicago Midwinter: One of the most exciting new products I saw introduced at the Chicago Midwinter was the i-Cat FLX. The most significant thing that makes it exciting is that the new system allows you to take a complete 3D image at a radiation dose that is lower than a typical 2D panoramic. [...]

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Presenting Ideal Dental Treatment

January 29, 2013

We would all like to believe that humans make decisions based on facts and logic. If we just educate people about what they need, they will do it. Of course it doesn’t work that way at all. If education and telling worked, everyone would floss, no one would smoke and we’d all be at our [...]

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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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The 12 Most Viewed Dentalcompare Articles of 2012

December 31, 2012

…we begin with the 12 Most Viewed Articles from throughout the year. Clinical Director Dr. Jeff Rohde will be providing some commentary on trends in 2012, and he and Technology Editor Dr. Larry Emmott will both offer their predictions for what’s ahead in 2013. So with no further delay, here are the 12 Most Viewed [...]

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Every Link on the Dental Digital Imaging Chain is Important

December 20, 2012

This week’s Dentalcompare article: Is your digital x-ray image hard to read? You must have a lousy sensor. Or, maybe not. Give the poor sensor a break. via Emmott on Technology: Every Link on the Dental Digital Imaging Chain is Important | Dentalcompare.com.

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How Many Sensors do you Need?

December 20, 2012

How many corded digital radiography sensors do you need? To understand the answer to this question ask yourself how many dark rooms or automatic processors did I need? The answer of course is one. A corded sensor is not just a film substitute it is a processor substitute as well. Think of it as a [...]

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