Here is a first look at the all new Dentrix version G2 to be released this spring. The following screen shots are preliminary and the final versions may vary.

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The newest digital panoramic x-ray units retail for about $30,000. That’s a lot of money however when you examine the Return on Investment it is a slam dunk.
If your office has 2000 patientsAnd you take a pano every five years then 1/5 of 2000 = 400And if you get just 4 new patients a month Thats 48 more448 panoramic x-rays at $90 ea.=$40,320   in One Year! 
Plus you eliminate the cost of film, developing chemicals and the need for a processor. If you don’t have a digital panoramic x-ray unit….why not?
My favorite is the Kodak 8000, other brands in the same price range are the Gendex, Schick and Suni.

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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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If you haven’t done it yet it is time to consider a well done practice web page. In my opinion the best office web pages are not just intended to attract new patients they also act as an online community for existing patients. Here are some well done dental pages:
TNT Dental [1] The TNT home page has samples and links to many of the pages they have designed. They are all unique.
Here is another that uses lots of flash and music: Rod Gore [2]

[1] http://tntdental.com/
[2] http://www.azcosmeticdds.com/index.htm

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DPR announced they are sponsoring a second Digital Radiography Congress: May 11–12, 2006  in New York at the Brooklyn Bridge Marriott. The inagural meeting in 2005 was a major event that some people saw as a turning point in the history of digital radiography. Mark your calendars now, more to come.

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