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PreViser Home [1]
PreViser Corporation provides web-enabled diagnostic decision support tools for dentists and dental hygienists. The tools are simple, inexpensive and easy to use.

Oral cancer is extremely serious, and like all disease needs to be identified as early as possible to improve the likelihood of successful outcomes. Knowing a patient’s risk level alerts you to cases where additional or more frequent exams are appropriate, and our technology allows you to identify risk quickly and accurately. By offering this tool for free, we hope you will be able to use it on all your patients and raise their awareness of risk in general and their risk for this specific condition.
 

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

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 Sony’s sour note | CNET News.com [1]

Sony BMG Music Entertainment finds itself singing the blues this week, after copy protection on many of its CDs struck a sour note on fans’ PCs. The record label will recall millions of CDs that, if played in a consumer’s PC disc drive, will expose the computer to serious security risks. Anyone who has purchased one of the CDs, which include southern rockers Van Zant, Neil Diamond’s latest album and more than 18 others, can exchange the purchase. The company added that it would release details of its CD exchange program “shortly.”

[1] http://news.com.com/Week+in+review+Sonys+sour+note/2100-1083_3-5959672.html

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Yes, paperless is possible but…………
It is probably not realistic to attempt a completely paperless office, however it is entirely possible and extremely cost effective to start using paperless patient records. In fact when most people talk about a paperless office that is really what they mean; paperless charts and patient records.

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Read the whole review here:  PC Magazine [1]
Portable hard drives make a good fast alternative back up system. Much better than the old tape systems.

Iomega Portable Hard Drive REVIEW DATE: 09.28.05
Price: 40GB, $119.95 list; 60GB, $149.95; 80GB, $199.95; 100GB, $299.95. Company: Iomega Corp., www.iomega.comBy Craig Ellison At 5.1 by 3 by 0.5 inches (HWD) and a mere 6 ounces, the Iomega Portable Hard Drive packs a lot of storage into its aluminum case. The USB 2.0 drive can be powered from a USB port or from a power supply. It backed up 2.7GB of data in just over 2 minutes. The drive ships with Iomega’s Automatic Backup Pro software, which lets you back up your system and data manually or automatically.

[1] http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1863305,00.asp?kc=PCRSS02129TX1K0000530

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I have been enjoying the practice of dentistry for almost thirty years. During that time there have been three changes in treatment, which I believe are truly revolutionary. That is they weren’t just improvements on the old ways but dramatically changed what we did for our patients, how we did it and the results we were able to achieve.
These three revolutionary treatments are osseointegrated implants, non-surgical periodontal treatments and bonded esthetic restorations. Interestingly none of these revolutionary treatments is covered by dental insurance.
And of course the typical annual benefit limit of $1,000 hasn’t changed in the last thirty years either.

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Patterson Dental has entered into a referral agreement with TDOCS practice management software of Lawrenceville , NJ . This agreement provides an opportunity for existing TDOCS users to easily transition to Patterson EagleSoft software in upcoming months. While the TDOCS software will no longer be updated, the support for the current version of TDOCS software will continue at this time. To learn more about the upgrade path from TDOCS to Patterson EagleSoft, click here Patterson EagleSoft [1] or call 800.294.8504.

[1] http://patterson.eaglesoft.net/index.htm

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Posted by Tom Hedge in DentalBlogs – [1]

Nikon Commander and SpeedlightNovember 12th, 2005 | Posted by Tom Hedge Nikon has announced the new remote Speedlight SB-R200 and Command Unit SU-800. Aimed primarily at close-up and macro photography, these small units combine to make a wireless flash system, the SU-800 commander unit can be combined with SB-R200 Speedlight (or other compatible Speedlights) in up to three groups. Nikon is selling these components separately but also as Macro kits, which include one command unit and two SB-R200 SpeedlightsAlthough these are point lights and not a ring, they may solve the problem dentist Nikon photographers have had with the SB 29 ring flash that did not TTL meter with Nikon digital’s. This combination will TTL meter.

[1] http://www.dentalblogs.com/archives/hedge/nikon-commander-and-speedlight/#more-525

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Posted at – Computeract!ve [1]

Get up to speed with wireless networkingThe latest wireless technologies are all touted as having faster data transfer speeds and greater ranges. Just don’t expect them to work with future devicesNiall Magennis, Computeract!ve 24 Oct 2005
Over the past few years it has become so much easier to set up a wireless network. ………… now that manufacturers have us hooked on wireless, they’re starting to tempt us with new technology that can transmit and receive data at faster rates, over much greater distances.The problem is that, at present, equipment with this new technology doesn’t conform to any official standard. ……………..so if you make the leap before it is ratified, the equipment might not be compatible with networking products released in the future.
Read the whole article from the link above. It is just another reminder that you don’t necessarily want to be the first on the block with the very newest technology.

[1] http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/features/2144565/digital-home-wireless

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The newest Doug Mockett [1]catalog has just arrived. Mockett has an incredible selection of classy well designed architectural hardware such as the slick power grommet featured here. Lots of computer and wire control solutions as well.

[1] http://www.mockett.com/default.asp?ID=2

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