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Entries from February 2007

Cadent CADCAM Impression system

February 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Dr Chris Stevens demonstrates the Cadent digital impression.

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E4D CAD CAM introduction in Chicago

February 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Gary Severence introduces his new role as Vice President of Marketing and Clinical Affairs for E4D and gives us a brief overview of the E4D CADCAM technology in the video below

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The Best HD Flat panels from PC Magazine

February 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Flat-Panel HDTVs Behind the Screens – [1]

Manufacturers now measure flat-panel longevity in decades, not years, so you’ll have to live with your decision. Ensuring long-term satisfaction with an HDTV is easily accomplished with a little planning and some basic knowledge about what makes each of these HD display technologies tick.

[1] http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2094230,00.asp

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Tags: Just for Fun

Pano Math

February 27th, 2007 · No Comments

2000 Patients
1/5 get a pano each year = 400
Every new patient, 2 a week gets a pano = 100
500 panos @ $80 ea. = $42,500  In the first Year!

Good digital panos like the Kodak 8000 can be purchased for less than $30,000. There is no cost for film or developing. Once you have paid for the machine it is almost all profit. That’s over $210,000 over five years.
If you do not have a digital panoramic x-ray machine….why not?

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Tags: Radiography

New milling chamber from Cerec

February 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Another new product on display in Chicago was the new milling chamber introduced a few weeks ago by Cerec. Check the link below for more details.
Sirona – The Dental Company – News – Press [1]

MC XL Milling Machine The MC XL mills a quality, precisely fitted restoration in just 4 to 12 minutes, approximately twice as fast as the current CEREC milling unit. MC XL enhances the level of precision and accuracy of CEREC, creating restorations that satisfy even the most critical requirements of dentists.  The new milling unit has an easy-to-read, intuitive display, a large milling door for easy access to the milling chamber and automatic block placement. These enhanced capabilities should result in even higher efficiency and profitability for dentists than the current system enables. The original CEREC 3 milling unit continues to be an option for dentists with lower production requirements. Both the MC XL and the original milling unit are compatible with all CEREC 3 units, allowing a smooth transition to the new technology for existing CEREC owners who wish to upgrade.

[1] http://www.sirona.com/ecomaXL/index.php?site=SIRONA_COM_press_new_milling_machine_and_enhanced_3d_software

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Lasers Lasers Everywhere

February 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Several vendors introduced new Diode soft tissue lasers at the Chicago midwinter meeting. The coolest looking was the ezlase from Biolase. It looks like a big video iPod. I have been a BIG fan of diodes for many years and use mine [1]
everyday. I highly recommend you look into a diode for your practice. Prices have come down and quality is up.
Welcome to Biolase Technology, Inc. [2]

The new ezlase diode laser includes numerous benefits aimed at providing cleaner cutting and faster hemostasis, with excellent absorption in hemoglobin and oxyhemoglobin. Features include easy-to-use procedure-based presets accessed via an iPod®-like navigation wheel or color touch screen, ultralight fiber and handpiece, innovative low-cost disposable tips, infinite pulse combinations which deliver laser energy by dose, and wireless Bluetooth® foot pedal.

[1] http://www.biolase.com/
[2] http://www.biolase.com/ezlaseannouncement.php

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Sirona unveils MC XL milling unit

February 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Sirona launched their new milling unit at The Chicago Mid-Winter meeting.  The new unit is completely redesigned from the old one and will mill in half the time while virtually silent.  Hector Gonzales from Patterson reviews it’s features in the video below.

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Ivoclar launches Oddessy Navigator Diode Laser in Chicago

February 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Ivoclar launched their Odessy Navigator Laser during the Chicago Mid-Winter Meeting.  It is a compact battery operated three watt diode laser with a wireless Bluetooth footswitch.  There are no more fibers to cleave and manage as the tips are disposable. Click on the video below to see a demonstration.

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Tags: Laser Dentistry · News

Chicago Midwinter

February 21st, 2007 · No Comments

This is the week of the big Chicago Midwinter Meeting. Often new products are introduced at this meeting and I have time set aside to check them out. I will also be presenting all day Saturday and in the morning on Sunday. The Sunday program will be a roundtable discussion with leading digital radiography vendors.

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Virtual PBX

February 19th, 2007 · No Comments

If you ran a big company you’d have an expensive PBX (private branch exchange) system to manage extensions, conference calls, and voice mail. For small businesses such as a dental office, a better solution is a virtual PBX. A hosting company provides a main number and then routes all calls through it to other lines, be it a cell phone or a home-office phone abroad. You can also avoid long-distance charges by routing calls via VoIP.
VirtualPBX doesn’t require new hardware and is managed via the Web. The service includes conference calling, caller ID, and more advanced features such as departmental queuing starting at $9.99 a month for three users. There’s also a $25 setup fee and per-minute charges.
For more informationAsterisk: www.asterisk.org [1]GotVMail: www.gotvmail.com [2]Onebox: www.onebox.com [3]VirtualPBX: www.virtualpbx.com [4]

[1] http://www.asterisk.org/
[2] http://www.gotvmail.com/
[3] http://www.onebox.com/
[4] http://www.virtualpbx.com/

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