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Hard Drive: The hard drive is the main storage memory of the computer. Hard drive storage is measured in Gigabytes or GBs. In computer talk this is called a gig. The higher the GB of the hard drive the more total storage you have.
Random Access Memory: This is abbreviated as RAM. RAM was measured in Megabytes, or MB. New computers are now available with 1000MB which is a gigabyte. RAM is the active memory a computer has to process or manipulate data. The higher the RAM number the more memory is available. More RAM will allow you to do more things on the computer simultaneously and faster. Having too little RAM is a common cause of computer freezes or crashes. If this happens then you use the alternative RAM definition, Rarely Adequate Memory.
The two kinds of memory or storage confuse some people. A useful analogy is to think in terms of books. The hard drive storage is the total data you have available. It is like all the books you have on the shelves. The more shelves you have the more hard drive storage you have. The RAM memory is the book you have taken off the shelf and are currently reading. RAM is like your desk, the bigger the desk the more books you can keep open on it.

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According to Implant Dentistry, a study by Drs. Avila, Galindo, Rios, and Wang found that dental implants "represent a turning point in dental clinical practice." They deemed that immediate load implants are reliable and have a similar success rate as traditionally placed implants. Additionally, "… a careful case selection, proper treatment plan, meticulous surgery and […]

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Thought you may find this employee manual from Dr. Fred Levine helpful.

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Kodak Practice Works [1].

[1] http://kodak.cnpg.com/dental/videos/practiceworks/

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Turkey Trivia Quiz [1].
Happy Thanksgiving, Click the link above for fun Turkey Trivia. High score so far = 15

[1] http://home.aristotle.net/Thanksgiving/trivia.asp

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Comfort for your patient; comfort for you…it means a lot, doesn’t it? Easy access to essential tools. Convenient light positioning. A monitor close at hand. Positioning that reduces stress on your musculoskeletal system. Today’s ergonomic dental chairs and equipment offer all the good things that can make your guests comfy and your team efficient, healthy, […]

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Area Code Listing, by Number [1].
The above site is very simple and very useful. Have you ever wondered where a certain area code is coming from? This site has the answer.

[1] http://www.bennetyee.org/ucsd-pages/area.html

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With a direct sensor the digital radiography image can be viewed on the computer screen in as little as four or five seconds after the sensor is exposed. This speed of acquisition with a direct sensor provides a great benefit which is almost never discussed. That is that the user can view the image before the sensor leaves the patient’s mouth.  If you miss the apex, cone cut the distal or overlap the interproximal you can see the error in seconds and make the necessary positioning adjustments to the sensor or the cone to get a perfect image.
With film you would not know about the problem until the film was processed and then you would have no reference point to return to to improve the image.

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