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I covered the exhibit floor at the AACD meeting in San Diego in May 2006 and found the best new and innovative products.  This podcast is a series of five minute interviews with the representatives of these products.  There is information on web sites, electronic patient communication, skin treatments, digital photography, new whitening systems, electronic […]

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It is easy to take for granted that your memory card will perform perfectly every time you shoot a picture.  There is nothing more frustrating than shooting pictures and not being able to download your images.  If this has not happened to you yet don’t worry, it will if you don’t follow some easy steps […]

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When Kodak announced several months ago that they would stop making black and white film, the avalanch was started.  Now the news that Minolta and Konica are departing from the photo industry.  Nikon also announced is dropping most of their 35mm SLR and manual focus lenses.  It appears that after a half of a decade,  […]

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   Patterson and Dental Learning Centers team up to offer comprehensive, high-tech equipment solution ST. PAUL, Minn. – (Jan. 24, 2006) – Patterson Dental Supply, Inc. and Dental Learning Centers (DLC) have partnered to supply dental offices with a complete digital photography solution – the Canon® DentalFoto™ Digital Camera Kit.             The Canon DentalFoto Digital […]

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  It is time of the year when in some practices things slow down. I have never really figured out why; maybe because of tax time or maybe it is an after the Holiday lull. There have always been things you can do, chart audits, special discount offers, email reminders of unfinished treatment plans, etc. […]

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This is a case I did yesterday. Lady could only afford to pay for wax blueprint and 3 composite veneers. This case tool me a little over an hour. We scheduled an hour and a half but we finished way early. The key is to have a wax blueprint and then make the stint with […]

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 This is a photo shoot I did last week for Anna. She is a model that will be going to France and Milan next year. She needed some updated photos for her portfolio so she hired me to take some. This shoot does not have anything directly to do with dentistry as I was hired […]

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Film is dead.  Kodak is not making slide projectors anymore and will soon stop servicing them.  Digital camera sales have now surpassed film camera sales.  Digital sales are up 80% in 2005 over 2004.  Remember Smith Corona?  I have noticed that of all of the digital images I take in the office and at home, […]

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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 […]

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We just finished another Digital Dentistry course at my office in Cincinnati today.  The course was full of great content on web marketing, cameras, digital case presentation, and digital gadgets.  Our next course will be on February 3, 2006 in Cincinnati.  We limit this course to 6 people to keep it focused.  Info on www.Tomhedge.com

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