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What is all the hype over blue tooth? It seems kinda stupid to me!

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The Dental Concierge is the best, most practical management program I have ever attended. The program complimented many years of management training and allowed me and my staff to create an insurance free cash practice. I teach 1/2day on cameras imaging and web sites, along with an all star cast lead by Bob Maccario.

March 29–31, 2006
Sept 18–20, 2006

For more info look here Dental Concierge [1]

This is a cost effective approach to becoming a to a CA$H practice. This 3 day accelerated learning program is conducted at the Las Vegas institute. It is taught by the Dental Concierge faculty in a classroom environment

[1] http://www.dental-concierge.com/index.cfm?page=options

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There are a number of ways to adapt the popular software packages to a multi-site practice model, none of them are very elegant or responsive. These single office software packages can be adapted for multi-site but each has it’s own drawbacks.

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According to an annual survey conducted by Securian Dental Plans, an insurance provider, the average cash trade for the tooth is $1.78.

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Thanks to the web wizards at TNT dental [1] I have a great new blog look.

[1] http://tntdental.com/

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Film is dead.  Kodak is not making slide projectors anymore and will soon stop servicing them.  Digital camera sales have now surpassed film camera sales.  Digital sales are up 80% in 2005 over 2004.  Remember Smith Corona?  I have noticed that of all of the digital images I take in the office and at home, […]

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The look of the computer desk top, the colors, the photos and the screensavers should be consistent with the look of the practice. Create custom desktops with your practice name or logo. And don’t use lame windows screen savers make your own that enhance your practice. The article below from Computeractive will show you how to do it.
Posted here – Computeract!ve [1]

Windows dressing: Customize your DesktopSay goodbye to that stale Windows Desktop. We show you how to modify every aspect of your workspaceWill Stapley, Computeract!ve 24 Oct 2005
If you find yourself staring at the standard Windows wallpaper, listening to same dull jingle each time your PC starts up and using run-of-the-mill screensavers, it’s time for a change.In this feature, we’ll not only show you how to make quick and effective changes to the appearance of Windows, we’ll guide you through the process of customizing your entire Desktop, including creating your own screensaver.
Read the whole article linked above for easy step by step instructions.

[1] http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/features/2144558/customise-desktop-windows

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From Dale Miles great web site here LearnDigital..The Imaging Chain Aug. 03 [1]

The Frame-grabber (video board)The frame grabber (also called a video board) is probably the most important and least understood element in a digital image processing system. A frame grabber converts the captured analog, electronic signal from the sensor and converts it to a digital format for transfer as a digital image to the computer. Some frame grabbers also have technology (image processing capability) to improve the signal before displaying the image on the monitor. I believe this is termed “input signal conditioning” – some systems may have it, some may not. In addition, frame grabbers may also employ LUTs (Look Up Tables) to improve image quality prior to display. LUTs are extremely effective tools for equalizing or normalizing images captured under poor exposure conditions. I’m assuming that most digital x-ray system vendors would employ a high quality video board in their system; however, if you already have a computer with a “board” they may tell you that you can use your own. If you have a poor quality frame grabber/video board, you may not get the best image quality the system is capable of !

[1] http://www.learndigital.net/aug03_article.html

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Virtually every piece of  High Tech equipment from computers to Cad-Cam  has “soft costs” associated with it. These costs may include shipping, installation, training, software, warranties and service plans. Soft costs are an integral part of any purchase but banks typically aren’t willing to finance this because these items are not recoverable.

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