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I ordered my copy of aperature by Apple.  This program will change the way you post produce your shots.  As a matter of fact it is the most exciting photography software I have ever seen.  If you shoot in raw mode (and after you get this you always will) there seems to be nothing better […]

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Until recent times the recommended cavity preparations for the restoration of posterior teeth has remained unchallenged. As long as amalgam was “king”, there really was no need to change the “status quo”. It is interesting to note that the standard amalgam preparation basically was designed by one individual; Dr. GV Black. While it is true […]

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Get the details here: National Dental Network [1]

FIRST TIME EVER IN DENTISTRY!Live Satellite Broadcast
Dentistry’s first interactive, live patient satellite broadcast. This historical program is a combination of live, wet-fingered dentistry, treatment planning, preparation, and final seating.Join over 5,000 of your peers for this historical event Watch the complete case from start to finish without leaving your community Broadcast at over 120 dental labs & Marriott Hotels nationwide Unbelievable tooth surface detail Hear candid product and material reviews from Dr. Kois Get your questions answered straight from the source 4 CE credits

[1] http://www.nationaldentalnetwork.com/content/default.asp?artid=120

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I have been getting a kick out of using Google Earth to look at new patient’s homes from a satelite view. Just type in the address and zip and you will see a view of the earth and a zoom right down to the local neighborhood. Tom Hedge www.Dentalblogs.com www.Dentalhealthcenter.com www.Tomhedge.com 11-11-05 Digital Dentistry in […]

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Dr. Tom Hedge interviews Dr. Rick Coker, who served as program chair for the Academy of Comprehensive Esthetics First Annual Marketing meeting.  Rick gives a summary of each speakers program and shares some interesting ideas.

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It generally is recognized that the specialty of fixed prosthodontics is based upon sound physical and mechanical principles. Both the associated preparation designs and well as the inserted prosthetic devices have been held to a constant for many decades. In fact, both the materials and the concepts associated with this major backbone of clinical dentistry […]

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There are three basic steps associated with root canal treatment. These include 1) debridment (reamers and filers), 2) sterilization (NaOCl and EDTA) and 3) obturation (gutta percha). Each of these three distinct phases of this specialty have been given considerable attention in terms of research and practice. The use of gutta-percha as an obturation material […]

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I mentioned a new product on Oct 8 a Suni Retro Pan. I have some more information
The retail price is $19,000
It will work with these existing panoramic models

Gendex 9000, 9200, SD2
Panoramic Corp. PC1000,
Planmecaselected models,
SironaOrthophos33

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Column from PC Magazine: Media Bias and Technology Reporting [1]

By John C. Dvorak As big and as important as Microsoft is, the coverage of the company is quite mediocre. This is particularly true in the mainstream press. The reason for this is that today’s newspaper and magazine tech writers know little about computers and are all Mac users. It’s a fact. This is why when Microsoft actually does have a good idea, people look to trash it out of hand. With 90 percent of the mainstream writers being Mac users, what would you expect? The top columnists in the news and business magazines fit this model too. The technology writers fit this model. The tech writers and tech columnists for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and Fortune are all Mac users. I could list them by name, but I’d hate to leave one out. Maybe I’ll blog them by name. I could list 50. Readers should thus not be surprised by the overcoverage of Apple Computer. Every time Steve Jobs sneezes there is a collective chorus of “Gesundheit” from tech writers pounding away on their Macs

[1] http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1872175,00.asp

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