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Office Design

Treatment Room Technology

May 8, 2011

I am presenting a Webinar for Sesame on Wednesday May 11 at 9:00 am Pacific Time. The topic is Treatment Room Technology. This includes computers,networking, room layout, accessories, diagnostics and lots of tips and tricks.
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Dentrix Magazine

May 2, 2011

The link below is to the online version of the Dentrix Magazine. There are several good articles, including one on data protection in other words back up. Also Lois Banta has a nice article on using Management Software to increase productivity. I am interviewed and quoted in an article on hardware. The computer network isn’t [...]

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Where do I put the Computer?

April 29, 2011

Do not put the tower on the floor, it is likely to be damaged from cleaning activities; it could easily get wet from spills or mopping and it will pick up lots of dirt and dust. It needs to be close to a power supply and allow access in and out for various cables. For [...]

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Too Many Goals = No Goals at All

April 28, 2011

More from Marcus Buckingham:
If you overwhelm your people with tons of goals, or many sub-goals, you run the risk of them trying to do everything in a superficial or inadequate way. Instead, try to create total clarity around a few — probably 4-6 a quarter is about right.
 What is true about goals in general is also true [...]

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Nomads Donated to Japan

April 5, 2011

I am a big fan of the hand held Nomad X-Ray device just because I believe it is superior technology that improves quality of care while saving money. That being said the Nomad is also a wonderful tool for missionary work and the sad task of forensic identification. In fact the inventor of Nomad, Dr. [...]

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Small Size PCs for Tight Spaces

March 28, 2011

The PC Mag article linked below features a slide show showing several small size computers. This is important, as I still run into dentists who believe they cannot find space for computers in the treatment rooms. The fact is you do have the room, you do not need to use full size 18″ x 8″ towers.
Small Form [...]

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Hold Still

March 16, 2011

Have you ever done this? You carefully place a film, the patient bites winces and wiggles, you position the cone, then re-position when it starts to drift, run from the room, push the button, wait for the beep, run back, the patient hands you the film, the cone seems to have drifted again but you [...]

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New tech office ideas – Dental Economics

February 25, 2011

My most recent Dental Economics article is linked below.
New tech office ideas – Dental Economics.

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Flexicord mini USB Cables

February 14, 2011

Interesting products that would have all kinds of uses in a dental office.

Flexicord mini USB Cables > The ultimate USB gadget cable | Flexicord.

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Touch Table

February 10, 2011

I have been posting a lot about Tablet Computers. This video is just the opposite, the anti tablet, instead of a tiny portable computer it is a huge table sized total touch computer. The video shows lots of uses and mentions medical collaboration as a future possibility. Whatever the future dental uses it is just [...]

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Hand Held is Better

February 7, 2011

Nomad is a hand-held x-ray device. Because it easily moves from treatment room to treatment room, one Nomad can take the place of several conventional wall-mounted x-ray units in a typical dental office , saving dentists money when building or remodeling an office.
Hand-held also allow x-rays to be taken without moving the patient, so that patients [...]

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Newest Economic Indicator: Companies Buying iPads

January 24, 2011

More evidence that iPads are inspiring a computer use revolution. The idea of a completely mobile computer that looks and feels like a piece of paper is very appealing. I too like the idea but have yet to see it in action.
If you follow the link the main thrust of the story is that the [...]

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Hidden Nasties

January 6, 2011

According to the Mythbusters TV show our computer keyboards are covered with nasty germs. If you have ever watched the show, and I admit I am a fan, you know that Mythbusters isn’t exatly science. But it is a close approximation. In fact if you follow the link and read the procedures in this case [...]

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Magnified Video Dentistry

December 31, 2010

I believe that Magnavu is one of the best kept secrets in dentistry. This is a remarkable product that should, in my opinion, be part of every new practice set up. It uses relatively simple technology, that is a digital video camera built into a dental light, to create a very high quality magnified picture of the [...]

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Hand Held X-Rays Goes Anywhere.

December 9, 2010

I am a big fan of the Nomad hand held x-ray device from Aribex. Interestingly the inventor, Dr. Clark Turner started out looking for a completely portable x-ray unit for use in missionary work. Nomad can be used in mobile clinics, nursing homes, hospital wards, missionary work, and even forensics.
However it is also great for [...]

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Interesting Technology at the New York Meeting:MagnaVu

December 2, 2010

I have been a fan of MagnaVu for some time. Recently they added several little improvements that make it even better. I believe any dentist who is building or remodeling an office needs to take a look at this system. It replaces your lights, including fiber optics and headlamps, it takes the place of an [...]

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Interesting Technology at the New York Meeting: Tablets

December 1, 2010

Tablet style computers are popping up everywhere in response to the overwhelming popularity of the i-Pad. As cool and well designed as it is the i-Pad still suffers from, what in dentistry, is a major limitation; it is a Mac.
None of the mainstream dental applications will run natively in a Mac mode. To take advantage [...]

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If you want it you will have to ask

November 24, 2010

What do Kentucky, Delaware, Indiana, Alabama, Minnesota, North Carolina and New Hampshire have in common?
These are the only US States that do not allow the use of the Nomad hand held x-ray device. Actually some do but with such silly restrictions that it becomes unusable. If you live in one of these states and want [...]

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Nomad Pro

November 16, 2010
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Dental Integrators Association

October 30, 2010

Need an experienced dental IT company to set up and maintain your computers? Here is a nice resource.
Dental Integrators Association | Dental Integrators Association.

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