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Version 6 release includes the new Risk Assessment Screening tool; new MGJ (mucogingival junction) Mode; ability to enter multiple medical alerts at the same time; new option to print the text summary on the Periodontal Chart; new Keyboard Shortcuts dialog accessed by the right toolbar on the Perio Page; new program startup keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + F; and Shortcuts for FP32 and Patient Education Movies added to the Desktop.

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Digital information can be many things including words, numbers, photos, colors, sounds, movies, x-rays or even a solid object.  Once an item is digitized there are three significant things you can do with it. You can store transmit and manipulate the information electronically. That’s it, that’s the digital revolution. At first glance it may not seem too important but in action it literally changes everything. What the difference between Digital and Analog? 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.
Humans experience an analog world. Vision is an analog experience, because we see infinitely smooth gradations of shapes and colors. However most analog events, can be simulated digitally. 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 store, transmit and manipulate electronically.
The next frontier in digital technology for dentistry will be digitizing solid objects like teeth and crowns. This is already being done with CAD CAM systems like Cerec. An even better example is Invisalign.The sample shown here is an Invisalign virtual model. It can be manipulated on screen to view the teeth from any direction. Treatment options are easy to simulate. In the very near future we will be able to eliminate plaster models and use a virtual model like this Invisalign example for all our diagnostic treatment planning and documentation needs.

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ClikTech,.  has released a full line of sensor holders for the Kodak RVG 5000/6000 series dental sensors. Kodak Dental Systems will provide the sensor holders to its customers with every new Kodak digital sensor system.  ClikRay™ sensor holders have been available for most of the leading digital radiography sensors but did not have a model that worked with the Kodak design.

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Look here   Inside Microsoft Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 [1] for the latest on The new Windows from Microsoft called Vista. It is due out in 2007…maybe..:-).  This site has a cool 100 image slide show of Vista screen shots.

[1] http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2011603,00.asp

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Gateway Profile 6 SB review by PC Magazine [1]

On what was once a crowded playing field, the Gateway Profile 6 SB ($1,519 direct with 19-inch monitor) is one of the few remaining Microsoft Windows–based all-in-one PCs. As its name suggests, the Profile 6 SB is aimed at small businesses as well as consumers. It is an excellent match for the small-business owner with limited space (think mall kiosk or receptionist desk) or the home user who wants an ultracompact machine that is powerful and upgradeable.
I find that every dental office I work with does have space for standard tower desk top computers. However if you are still looking for a space saving option this “all in one” from Gateway received high ratings from the experts at PC Magazine.

[1] http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1994417,00.asp

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Look here PhotoMed / Canon G6 [1] for more details

Update June 2006: *****************************************************************************The Canon G6 has been discontinued. While all of the new ones are gone, we do have a limited number of Canon Factory Reconditioned models. These are now $400 less than the new ones and carry a Canon 90 day warranty. All other package details are the same and the refurbished G6s are covered by our 30 day return policy. *****************************************************************************
The new option from Canon is either the G610 or G620

[1] http://www.photomed.net/g6.htm

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From PC magazine click here : Digital Camera Basics: Understanding Exposure [1]

Light is the essence of both film and digital photography. When light strikes film or an image sensor, it creates a photograph. Too much light, and the picture is “blown out” (too bright), with no details that you can discern. (See Figure 6-1a .) Too little light, and it’s so dark or muddy looking that you can’t really see anything. (See Figure 6-1b .) The trick is to get just the right amount of light to the photosensitive element (the film or image sensor) to record the scene accurately.
WOW, Click the link above to go to the PC Mag article. Lots of information on taking good photos. and lots of tech detail.

[1] http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1819062,00.asp

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