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The gala Dentrix users meeting in Kona Hawaii has been postponed. The original date was August, now it will probably be April 2007.

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Gross Revenue

$674,860

Case Acceptance

68%

Diagnosed Treatment

$992,441

Overhead %

60.5%

Overhead $

$408,290

Lab 6.7%

$45,216

Supplies 6.2%

$41,841

Net Practice Income

$179,513

Increase case acceptance 10%

68% + 6.8% = 74.8%

Diagnosed Treatment

$992,441

Acceptance %

74.8%

Gross Revenue

$742,346

Fixed Overhead does not change

$408,290

Lab 6.7%

$49,737

Supplies 6.2%

$46,025

Net Practice Income

$238,293

Increase in profit

$58,780

 
The example above shows that an office grossing $647,860 per year will increase net profit by $58,780 with a 10% increase in case acceptance.

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From the  – New York Times [1]

A digital pen. The device looks like a slightly plump ballpoint, and works like any ballpoint. But inside this gadget are a tiny camera and an optical sensor that record the pen’s motions as you write, and a microprocessor that digitizes the words, sketches and diagrams that the optics detect.
Read the whole article at the link above. This might be a really great device for adding to digital dental charts.

[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/02/business/yourmoney/02novel.html?ex=1309492800&en=eec286fd01e19432&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

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When you put a disc into the PC it sometimes runs a program or brings up a menu asking what you want to do with the files on the disc. This feature is known as Autoplay and it controls what happens when a CD, floppy disk, USB key or portable hard disk is inserted into the computer. If the disk or device contains certain types of file, these will be automatically started when it is inserted.
To temporarily stop this from happening, simply hold down the Shift key on the keyboard at the same time as you are inserting the disc. Release it once the light on the front of the drive has stopped flashing.

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Look here  Mozy Remote Backup: [1]

Free remote backup is finally here! Download and install Mozy to ensure your data is safely backed up at a secure, remote location.
Mozy is a secure, automatic remote backup service for any PC in any home or office. It’s simple to install and configure. No external hard drive, expensive subscription services, CD’s or DVD’s to burn. All you need is a broadband connection and you are ready to go!
This is a beta product and as such I don’t recommend it as your primary back up for office data. However it is worth looking at for future reference. Also for dental data we need a HIPPA conformant back up.

[1] http://mozy.com/

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A product review from PC Magazine: Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: What You Need to Know [1]

Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: What You Need to Know
By Dan Costa It has been a long time coming, but the battle to replace the DVD has finally reached consumers. The consumer electronics industry is attempting to replace the millions of DVD players and DVD-ROM drives across the globe. The problem is it can’t decide which format to replace them with: Blu-ray or HD DVD.
Each format has its own heavyweight industry backing. HD DVD is supported by Toshiba, Intel, and Microsoft. Blu-ray is supported by Samsung, Pioneer, and Sony

[1] http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1982533,00.asp

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From Sally McKenzie McKenzie Management – Dental Consulting, [1]
I haven’t tried this I just got an e-mail from Sally, but I like the idea.

Employee Assessment TestingHelping you Identify and Hire peak performers with accuracy Are you frustrated and tired of hiring the wrong people? Can you afford to make another bad decision?How much is turnover costing your practice? Quick on-line test, developed exclusively for dentistry, strictly adheres to legal guidelines for pre-employment testing and available only through McKenzie Management. Test results are compared to top performers in existing dental practices.
The web site is Here [2]

[1] http://www.mckenziemgmt.com/employeetesting.htm
[2] http://www.mckenziemgmt.com/employeetesting.htm

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Thanks to Linda Miles for the following:

According to Dr. Dov Glazer, CEO and Founder of UAppoint [1], by 2008, 90% of all practice to patient communication will be done electronically”.
UAppoint has a new plan (which interfaces with all the leading softwares), to allow hygiene patients to go online to make and confirm their “reservations” with the hygiene department. And…..to reduce broken appointments, just as the airlines asks passengers to pay in advance to reserve a seat…with a penalty for changed and failed passengers, this is how the new update in UAppoint works. It could revolutionize the failure rate in the hygiene departments across North America.
 
Look Here [2] for the full web page

[1] http://www.uappoint.com/
[2] http://www.uappoint.com/

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I started an orthodontic case with both Invisalign and Orthoclear to compare the systems.  I took two sets of impressions and records.  The online preview, or “Clincheck” with Invisalign and “Orthoview” with Orthoclear appear below.  You can see that Invisalign’s product is more sophisticated. The packaging that accompany’s the cases are very different and once […]

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