From the monthly archives:

January 2007

January 29, 2007
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Big Changes and Uncertainty

January 28, 2007

In the last few years and especially the last few months there have been several major acquisitions of digital radiography technology. Gendex and Dexis were purchased by Danaher. Schick was purchased by Sirona and Kodak was purchased by Onex. As an industry observer and information resource for dentists none of these changes concerned me. They [...]

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Dentrix Dental Systems – Dexis Announcement

January 27, 2007

Dentrix Dental Systems – Dexis Announcement
Henry Schein has made a major strategic change and has sold off the high tech division of Dentrix. See the announcement from the Dentrix web site below. The announcement says that the purchase was made by Dexis, LLC. In fact Dexis is owned now by a much bigger company Danaher.
In [...]

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New web search and optimization

January 27, 2007

Cosmetic Dentist,
One new vendor I saw at Yankee that impressed me was Cosmetic Dentist 411. This is another web site search and optimization service. I liked this one because they seemed to have a better handle on both how the web works and how people shop using the Internet. The other reason I am [...]

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Dentrix G2

January 27, 2007

One of the most obvious features of Dentrix G2 is the new 3D graphic chart. Here is a sample image. These new graphics and the integration with a whole new presenter concept is way cool. But the graphics take a bit to load. Like 10 to 20 seconds. That isn’t really a long time, but it sure [...]

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Florida Probe Version 6

January 27, 2007

Welcome to Florida Probe Corporation

Version 6

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; [...]

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Yankee Dental

January 24, 2007

I leave sunny but chilly Phoenix today to present at the delightful but really really cold Yankee dental conference in Boston.
I will be doing two hands on sessions Thursday, Jan 26. We will be using the Florida Probe, the Shade Vision system, digital cameras from Photomed and the new Dentrix G-2. Should be fun

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Desk of the Future Will Charge Electronic Devices

January 22, 2007

 - News and Analysis by PC Magazine

Desk of the Future Will Charge Electronic Devices
By Helen Chernikoff, Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters)—In the office of the future, desk jockeys who cannot live without cell phones, BlackBerrys and iPods will be able to charge up such devices just by putting them on their desks. Office furniture maker [...]

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Sad News

January 21, 2007

Dr. Bud Sipko a dentist from Vancouver, a fine speaker, a good friend and a fellow member of the Academy of Dental Practice Administration (AADPA) has passed away following a sudden heart attack.

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January 20, 2007
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Underwhelming medical update.

January 20, 2007

I kvetched about my lousy medical experience a few weeks ago. It gets worse. Despite the hollow assurances from the MD that they would do a good job (despite all indications to the contrary) he botched it. However he has never had the integrity to speak with me about it. Instead he has a staff [...]

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Paperless Tips

January 20, 2007

Always enter treatment to be done in a treatment plan as soon as it it diagnosed. That makes scheduling much easier. It also allows for cost estimates. Some offices enter tx either at the time of scheduling or worse yet when it is completed.
Create treatments and codes that reflect appointments not just procedures. For example [...]

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OUCH Business People Liken Stress of Travel to Trip to Dentist

January 18, 2007

Business People Liken Stress of Travel to Trip to Dentist,

REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 15, 2003 — A new national survey of business travelers indicates that more than two-thirds of respondents would just as soon spend time in a dentist’s chair as go on their next business trip. The survey, being released today by Microsoft Corp.’s [...]

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Cadent iTero

January 18, 2007

Cadent iTero
This is something very new. I have never seen it in action just found the web site??

Finally, a Digital Impression System That Fits Your Practice … and Your Budget.Designed to replace the uncomfortable and imprecise method of conventional impression taking, the Cadent iTero™ digital impression system is an exciting new technology that is light [...]

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Geek Toys

January 18, 2007

Look here for a video on some outrageously fun and extremely geeky toys.

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Microsoft to Make Vista Easier to Buy Online – News and Analysis by PC Magazine

January 18, 2007

Microsoft to Make Vista Easier to Buy Online – News and Analysis by PC Magazine

Microsoft to Make Vista Easier to Buy Online
By Peter Galli Microsoft is making it easier for customers to buy, upgrade and license multiple copies of Windows Vista online. The Redmond, Wash. software maker will unveil three new programs on Jan. [...]

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Lightyear

January 18, 2007

Lightyear has ceased doing business as a dental radiography company. If you have a lightyear system you will need to find alternative sources of support. Suni may support the sensors but has not yet made that commitment. More to come. There is nothing at all on the web site regarding this development and the future [...]

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Three Types of Computers and what to pay

January 18, 2007

Most dental offices will need three different types of computers, a server, business workstations and clinical workstations. Each computer type will have different specifications depending on the job it must do.
Server:  This is the main computer which stores all the data and distributes it to the other workstations. This machine should have a powerful [...]

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January 18, 2007
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Kodak Dental Division Changes Hands

January 10, 2007

Onex Healthcare Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Onex Corporation, has signed an agreement with Eastman Kodak Company to acquire Kodak’s Health Group. Kodak’s Health Group includes the dental, medical, molecular imaging and non-destructive testing businesses. Onex, headquartered in Toronto, is one of Canada’s largest corporations with approximately C$20 billion in annual consolidated revenues and approximately [...]

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