Making the Switch to Digital
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Do you remember going to the dentist and having to wait for over an hour before going into a bare walled room filled with tons of bulky equipment. The nurse would then say ”make yourself comfortable” which you would attempt to do by taking a seat in the large, stiff, squeaky chair which was almost always leaned to the most uncomfortable vertical position. As if that wasn’t enough your dentist would then shove a blue tray filled with the most disgustful gel into your mouth and tell you to bite down as hard as you could. “We need to get a good picture so make sure your bitting down really hard,” they’d say. No wonder many people considered a trip to the dentist to be unfavorable.
Good news though dental offices have begun taking part in the many digital advancements the dental industry has to offer. Utilizing these advancements has proven to not only increase the amount of patients seen each day, but also positively boost the overall experience the patient has at the dental office.
Thanks to the rise in new more innovative digital technology things such as 
dental chairs, cameras, and even display monitors have gone digital making it easier for both patients and doctors.
But why should you switch to digital? Well according to an article written in The Journalism of American Dental Association (J.A.D.E), Digital technologies have the potential to improve diagnosis; facilitate patient treatment procedures; and streamline storage, transfer and retrieval. These technologies also provide for secure backup of patients’ image data, critical to re-establishing the practice should fire, flood or earthquake occur.
So if you have not consider going digital now is the time to make the switch.
Address from CEO J.W. Oliver on recent trip to Haiti
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Hello,
My family and I had the great privilege to return back to Haiti and experience first hand how God is working through the orphanage there. The 44 children at the orphanage are so wonderful. When we arrived they hugged and told us how much they loved us. We were blessed to be able to spend 4 days in Fort Liberte sharing in everyday life with them, and partaking in local Haitian food.
My family and I would like to say thank you for all you do to help support the Haiti project.
We have many projects ahead in Haiti to help the children, community, and people around them. I look forward to returning in September.
So thank you for your continual support of this project and Dental Planet. May God Bless you as you help to further his cause.
God Bless you,
J.W. Oliver Jr.
DentalPlanet.com
P.S. You can Click Here an Here to check out some of the footage we took in Haiti
How good is your warranty?
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Many companies offer some sort of warranty on most of the items they sell. However these warranties have hidden rules and may even come with an associated cost. When a company promotes a item as “warranty included” most consumers take that as a guarantee that the company stands
strongly behind their product. However if the warranty turns out to be faulty or misleading it can quickly change the perception a consumer might have on an entire business.
This type of practice is seen all to often in the business world today. At Dental Planet however we take great pride in warranting all of the products we sell. So that our consumer can feel more at easy when purchasing from us we have chosen to place the full description of our one year product warranty on our web page, which can be reviewed at anytime by anyone.
At Dental Planet we take great pride in all of our products. We guarantee that each and every product we sell rather refurbished or new will meet the highest standard of quality and we back this up with our warranty. So regardless of if you just received your product or if it has being in continual use over the past several months you can rest assure that your product will continue to perform at the highest level of productivity.
At Dental Planet a warranty isn’t just another perk it is a stamp of approval from us to you that our products are of the highest quality and performance.
Have you considered remodeling your Dental office to enhance business?
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Ever wonder why you don’t have a lot of traffic in your dental office or even why you rarely receive new clientel? Have you ever considered your office space as the thing holding you back? Many dental offices today have taken on a more traditional office space design. Most waiting rooms are designed with washed out cream walls, gray straight-back chairs, and a few end tables scattered with magazines throughout the waiting room.
The actual dental room is 
not much better with large machinery placed throughout the tightly spaced room and a mounted television as the only piece of décor (not to mention it is usually on silent with only the caption on). Needless to say that when a client arrives in this type of atmosphere they almost always feel uncomfortable and anxious to leave. Having an unfriendly, out of date dental office can create an unwanted mental perception about your business.
Many times in this day and age it isn’t wanting to change that is the issue for most people it is the cost that is associated with the change.While a remodel may seem like a huge and expensive challenge doing one usually yields higher clientel and can be very cost efficient. So when considering why you
dental office hasn’t received as much business as you’d like consider a remodel and let our experts help make it easy for you. please visit our website at www.buydentalequipment.com for ideas on how to make your dental office more client friendly.
Do’s and Don’ts of Handpiece Maintenance
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Use Quality Lubricants, and Use Them Properly:
If handpieces are not getting their fair share of lubricant, and some regular “T.L.C.” they can degrade quickly. Make certain your tools are properly lubricated. A couple of drops in the right places on a low-speed, or a shot of spray in a high-speed before every sterilization, will prevent downtime which is costly to your business. The best lubricant doesn’t always come with a handpiece brand name attached, or with a price-tag to match the handpieces they sell.
Sterilize Your Handpieces:
Sterilization of handpieces is the most necessary part of your anti-contamination procedure: also the hardest on the handpieces. Make certain that maximum reached temperatures in your autoclaves never spike higher than 140 degrees. There are ways to lessen the effects of sterilizing your dental handpieces, and speed the process. Your handpieces will need work, sooner or later. The question is: “How long do they stay operating well, before needing repairs?”
Tips To Remember:
- Don’t run a Manual-Chuck handpiece without a bur in place and tightened, to lock the chuck. The lock-nut may run out extremely fast, and then tear up the cap. Not to mention that your turbine may be ruined. Push-button chucks can be run without burs during the short period of a maintenance procedure, with fresh lubricant in them. It also ensures a quicker and more thorough purge of debris-laiden lubricant.
- Don’t lube a hot handpiece. The question of whether to lube or not after sterilization has been bandied about for years. With a good lubricant, designed to act as a cleaner as well, it is safe to lube thoroughly prior to sterilization following proper procedures, Purge it fully, sterilize it properly: and it is now finished and ready to use.
- You can’t over lubricate a highspeed motor: you Can over-lube lowspeed motors. Over-oiling a low-speed can saturate it, causing sluggish action, and force high-pressure startups (with commensurate splashes up the wall from the prophy cup). Keep it lubed, not bathed. If it gets much over 5 lbs startup pressure required (and 2-4 psi is a nice good start-up range), keep an eye on it. Over-lubricating a highspeed, on the other hand: simply cleans it better, and requires a little longer to purge it. Highspeeds love lubricant.
- After lubricating each handpiece, be sure to run (manual chuck hp’s: with the bur placed and locked in it) the handpiece up and purge it: before you sterilize it: but be sure to remove any and all burs before placing the handpiece in the sterilizer.
- Your handpieces like DRY air and decent lubricant. Your compressor generally provides condensation, and if allowed, a shot of nice thick compressor oil. Therefore, keep your filters clean. All three of them: particulate, water, and oil: should be replaced regularly.
- Don’t lube “Lube-free” type turbines bearings.
- Proper air-pressure regulation is the and most critical aspect of proper handpiece operation. Get a proper handpiece input-air pressure test gauge, and a manufacturers’ recommended PSI Chart.
- Make certain that the dry-cycle for steam-claves completes to prevent rust in your tools/turbines.
- Users of MDT Chemiclaves: be sure the handpieces are dry before sterilization.
Annual Maintenance Tips
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Maintaining and running a successful dental practice includes many components and aspects. Often times, it can be easy to overlook the small, or even large, preventative maintenance practices. Skipping maintenance on any piece of equipment can result in un-planned down time and additional expenses when something breaks down. Last week we offered a list of maintenance tips that when executed Semi-Annually, can help save both time and money in the long run! This week we would like to focus on Annual tips. These tips, although performed merely once a year, will help to contribute to the overall functioning of your operatory.
Annual Maintenance Tips:
- Have the X-Ray equipment inspected by Radiation Assurance technician.
- Schedule preventative maintenance check on all equipment that has not already been serviced.
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