Obviously, panoramic or panoramic-cephalometric images are indispensable in many specialty practices. In addition, panoramic image-taking is a very justifiable and valuable profit center for any practice. Leah and I agree on the highly diagnostic value of panoramic images in a general practice facility, not as a replacement for FMX but as an adjunct. Leah's addition of a digital panoramic unit five months into a new practice is telling and exemplary of her success. The use of one sensor in a busy five-operatory practice with two hygienists is not a viable option in my opinion, no matter how intricately you schedule. Why do I consider this example prototypical? The implementation of four Schick CCD sensors of at least two different sizes allows the simultaneous taking of bitewings and periapicals on adults and children. We love our computers and our X-rays and with technology there are always ups and downs, but the ups far outweigh the downs! We are a family practice in a small town with a very fun and colorful office. We grew very fast and added a digital pan in June 2001, and two more sensors in April 2002 along with a second hygienist. When we opened, we had two sensors (one adult and one child) and no pan. We love what we do and we love our technology. When I opened this office, I did not know of another like it (technology-wise) and have since become a model for others.
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A small learning curve and we were off to the races and unable to fall back on "regular X-rays." We have EagleSoft for our dental software and Schick for our X-rays. We do not have a dark room or X-ray film in the office! So, yes, we do all our X-rays digitally it is the only choice we have. This was a brand new practice and I made the decision to go "paperless" on the front end to avoid eventually having to convert. I am a solo practitioner in Dickson, Tenn., and I opened my office in January 2001. You may contact me if you would like more info! I wanted to write you and give you a brief description of my office. I recently read your article in Dental Equipment & Materials a sking if anyone is using digital radiography exclusively. Thank you Leah for sharing your experience and background with us in the following e-mail. Leah Patrick of Dickson, Tenn., is the one and only practitioner who I have been able to locate in nine months who fulfills what I consider to be the prototypical digital radiography usage in a busy and successful dental office. Of the responses received from any source, Dr. The answers to our two requests are in and they are highly illuminating. Please note if you are also utilizing digital CCD or CMOS panoramic sensors. In the last issue of DE&M, we also made this request:Īny practitioners that meet the criteria of utilizing CCD or CMOS sensors to take all bitewings and periapical radiographs on adults and children and would like to be a resource for other dentists, send us your contact information. Please note if any of the listed practices are also utilizing digital CCD or CMOS panoramic sensors. Please send us a referral list of six practices that utilize your sensors to take all bitewings and periapical radiographs on adults and children. This was our request of any and all vendors of CCD or CMOS sensors: Marty Lipsey in his quest to successfully digitize radiographs in a large group practice. In the last issue of Dental Equipment & Materials, we asked for referral lists from vendors that fit our criteria for just such digital radiographic usage with a focus on general practitioners. And, according to some "experts," if you are not taking digital radiographs and do not have immediate plans to make the switch, you are behind the times and on the verge of practicing substandard dentistry. After all, according to trade publications, high-tech experts, and marketing efforts by manufacturers, thousands of practitioners have thrown away all film and processing equipment in their offices and successfully made the switch to digital radiography. Many months ago, we decided to analyze the viability of digital radiography as a total replacement for film-based radiographs in dentistry.
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