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Entries from September 2005

Canada

September 30th, 2005 · No Comments

I will be traveling to Canada this week to speak in Calgary on Sept 30 and Edmonton Oct 1. If you are in the area contact Aurum dental lab [1]for details.

[1] http://www.aurumgroup.com/

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Tags: Events

ADA Annual Session in Philadelphia

September 30th, 2005 · No Comments

Rumour has it that there were only 4200 preregistrations for the ADA annual session in Philadelphia that will be held next week. The ADA usually has an attendance of around 15,000. Didn’t the ADA learn their lesson from the poorly attended annual session in Kansas City? Non tourist destination cities do not get good attendance. […]

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Tags: News

EagleSoft Live Help

September 28th, 2005 · No Comments

Patterson has announced the introduction of Live Help, an online support tool for EagleSoft. Live Help allows EagleSoft users to interact in real time with support specialists at the Patterson Technology Center.  Patterson Dental’s Live Help support offers customers a way to quickly and easily answer their questions without picking up the phone. Users may access Live Help directly from within Patterson EagleSoft, or visit www.eaglesoft.net [1], select Doctor SmileGood and choose from the list of supported products including practice management, clinical, digital, eBiz, Schick CDR, hardware, CEREC or general Patterson inquiries. A chat window, similar to those of instant messenger services, will appear within seconds, connecting users to the first available support specialist. 
Live Help is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central Standard Time. For more information about Live Help, contact a local Patterson Technology Representative or visit the Web site at www.eaglesoft.net [1].
 

[1] http://www.eaglesoft.net/
[2] http://www.eaglesoft.net/

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Tags: Just for Fun

What does Digital Mean?

September 28th, 2005 · No Comments

In the most literal sense to digitize something means to turn it into digits or numbers. In a more practical sense it means turning something into the electronic language a computer can understand.
Digital information can be many things including words, numbers, photos, x-rays, sounds, movies or even solid objects. Any object can be digitized by breaking it down into discrete bits of information. For instance, photographs in newspapers consist of an array of dots that are either black or white (a classic digital format). From a distance, the viewer does not see the dots, but only lines and shading, which appear to be continuous. Although digital representations are approximations of analog events, they are extremely useful because they are easy to control electronically.
Once an item is digitized there are three significant things you can do with it. You can store transmit and manipulate or enhance the information electronically. That’s it! That’s the digital revolution!

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Tags: Just for Fun

ADA Gets “Kiss of Death”…

September 27th, 2005 · No Comments

I thought this was interesting. Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen Sunday, September 18th, 2005 It had to happen sooner or later. The ADA (American Dental Association) has had a long run – with the posse chasing them. I’m surprised they’ve lasted this long. They’ll scream, they’ll holler, they’ll whine, they’ll whimper. They’ll threaten, and […]

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Tags: News · Uncategorized

Alaskan CE cruise

September 26th, 2005 · No Comments

Bob Walker will be joining me on a cruise next summer.  I will teach a digital dentistry course one half day and he will give an introduction to chirodontics another day.  The cruise is out of Seattle on Holland America’s Oosterdam.  The best cabins get booked well in advance, so now is not too early […]

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Tags: Continuing Education

How Digital Radiography Sensors Work

September 26th, 2005 · No Comments

From the Kodak website here How they work [1]

The SensorsIt all starts with our exclusive sensor design, the foundation of our unique system. Our intraoral and extraoral sensors consistently provide a high-quality, film-resolution image, free from distortion and noise. The sensor records the image and transforms it into an electrical signal that is converted to binary information and displayed on your PC.The Optical FiberThe optical fiber receives light from the scintillator then transfers the light into the sensor and blocks x-ray photons not converted to light by the scintillator so that it does not damage the sensor or create electronic noise on the image.

The Scintillator ScreenThis highly sensitive screen receives the x-ray photons and converts them to light through fluorescence, which is received first by the optical fiber and then by the sensor to create the image.The resulting electronic signal is converted to a digital file and the resulting image is displayed on the computer monitor.

[1] http://www.kodak.com/global/en/health/dental/digitalImaging/howItWorks.jhtml?pq-path=2348

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Tags: Just for Fun

Dentistrytogo Podcast with Dr. Brad Durham – The Niche Practice

September 26th, 2005 · No Comments

Dr. Tom Hedge interviews Dr. Brad Durham, of Savannah, South Carolina.  Dr. Durham has developed a very unique "niche" practice.  Brad has been through Pankey, Dawson, Quest, and LVI in his journey for his ideal practice.  He has achieved it and loves what he does.  Marketing brings in over a hundred phone calls a month, […]

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Tags: Continuing Education · Marketing · New Patients · Podcast · Uncategorized

Dental Trivia

September 26th, 2005 · No Comments

People who drink 3 or more sugary sodas daily have 62% more dental decay, fillings and tooth loss 78% of Americans have had at least 1 cavity by age 17 90% of systemic disease have oral manifestations.You are not “to old for good dental care” the average 65 year old has 17.3 years of life remaining!$1.8 Billion dollars is the total annual consumer spending on toothpaste.  74% of Americans are affected by some type of periodontal  or gum disease or gingivitis. $775 Million dollars is the total annual consumer spending on toothbrushes.The average person only brushes for 45 to 70 seconds a day, the recommended amount of time is 2-3 minutes.
A poll conducted in Michigan showed that Republicans, Protestants & women brush their teeth more often than Democrats, Catholics & men. 2% of those polled said they don’t brush at all.

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Tags: Just for Fun

Sirona to take over Schick Tech in $928 mln deal

September 26th, 2005 · No Comments

NEW YORK, Sept 26 (Reuters) – Germany’s Sirona Dental Systems will take control of Schick Technologies Inc. (SCHK.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) in a $928 million stock deal to broaden its reach in the market for dental imaging technology, the companies said on Monday. Schick, whose shares rose 6 percent in over-the-counter trading, will pay its […]

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Tags: Chairside CAD/CAM · Digital Radiography · News · Uncategorized