MEDIA RELEASE February 17, 2010

New Digital Music Service Designed Just For Dental Practices
Boulder, CO – Dental offices now have a better alternative for their in-office music. Custom Channels, a company that creates custom on-line and on-premise radio stations for nationally known brands, has launched Smile Radio – a music service specifically designed for dental practices.

Smile Radio includes multiple channels of professionally programmed, continuously updated music handpicked to enhance the sound and atmosphere of dental offices. Smile Radio channels are broadcast directly to dental practices via the Internet and received on a specially designed streaming receiver.

Custom Channels’ co-president Dave Rahn said, “A number of my dentist friends really had a hard time finding a good music solution for their dental office. Many used FM or satellite radio, or their own iPods or CDs – but found each had serious drawbacks. We created Smile Radio to address their concerns about lack of variety, song repetition, inappropriate songs, commercials and interruptions.”

Dr. Anil Idiculla of Park Meadows Orthodontics in Denver said, “The power of music is highly underrated in today’s offices. It affects your patients, your team members, and more importantly, your daily productivity. With the numerous choices of music options out there already, it can be very overwhelming to decide what the best option is to achieve this goal. Smile Radio is the total package… current music, extensive playlists, and customization. It can take your office to the next level.”

Founded by 30-year broadcast radio veterans Dave Rahn and John Bradley, Custom Channels creates and manages custom music channels for local and national brands including Floyd’s 99 Barbershops, Whole Foods Market, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Cost Plus World Market, Clearwire, and numerous broadcast radio stations. Smile Radio is the company’s entrée into providing specialized music channels designed for the dental and medical professions.

Smile Radio costs $39.95 per month and includes all required ASCAP, BMI and SESAC music performance licenses. A 30-day risk free trial is offered to customers who sign up through their website at http://www.smile-radio.com. Dentists can preview all the music channels on the Smile Radio website.

Contact for more information: John Bradley – john @ CustomChannels.net 303.444.7700

Here’s the rundown.

The “Small Practice” award went to Dr. Terrance S. Swonke whose practice is located in The Woodlands, Tx.

The “Group Practice” and “Outstanding Specialty Practice” awards went to Dr. Mark H. Kogut of Dallas.

The “Outstanding New Dentsit Practice” award went to Stobert Dental in Kalkaska, Michigan.

See photos of the winning practices on the Matsco website. Matsco, a division of Wells Fargo Bank, has offered healthcare practices financing programs since 1983. It is the only practice financing company that the ADA and AAHA endorse.

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Some dentists have invested in relaxation rooms where patients can relax on a padded massage chair while listening to the sounds of a tranquil fountain. Scented candles – aromatherapy – flicker in the dim room, and plush green plants thrive in natural light streaming through a plate glass window. This pampering may seem over the top until you consider that other dentists offer paraffin hand and feet waxes, facial masks, and personal massages. You don’t have to go to these extremes to pamper patients, but by offering a warm, non-sterile waiting area, complete with water, tea, and coffee, and a few pleasures in the operatory, you may increase retention. This minimal investment shows your patients that you care about their comfort, just as you would if they were guests in your home.

Dentistry is about relationships. Relationships are built on personal investments. Investing in each person you care for could increase your bottom line, as well as the attitude and atmosphere in your practice. A little Wow will make your world a better place.

Read Dr. Blaes’ article and “The Dental Office as a Healing Environment” by Dr. Michael Kurtz at www.dentaleconomics.com.

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I’m going to assume that you have Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista. Given that, you’ll need a graphics card or graphics subsystem that supports multiple displays. Any video card manufactured in the past three years—even the budget cards—can do that. But take a minute to refer to your PC’s manual if your system has only integrated graphics hardware—that is, a graphics adapter that’s built into your system’s motherboard chipset. Some integrated graphics systems can handle more than one display, but others can’t.
The bottom line is that you need a graphics adapter with two physical connectors—either VGA or DVI—and two displays with appropriate connections. If you have a video card with two DVI ports, but one or both of your displays has only VGA connectors, you can obtain DVI-to-VGA adapter dongles.

Multiple Monitors, Multiple Questions – Expert Help by PC Magazine.

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When we first moved computers to the back we used the desktop model and had a single data entry point with a keyboard and mouse on the assistant’s side. As we developed the electronic chart and started using digital radiology, computerized notes, digital imaging and patient education we soon discovered we needed more input access.

For example, if the doctor wanted to view or manipulate a certain x-ray he would have to ask the assistant to bring it up on the screen and then manipulate it. As you can imagine this was a problem and ended up taking two people to do the job of one in a pretty ineffective manner. The same problem occurred with chart information. If the dentist wanted to read the previous appointment notes or review the treatment plan he had to ask the assistant, in front of the patient, to do it for him. Or worse yet he had to get up and move to the other side of the room, break asepsis, and do it, again in an ineffective manner.

The solution was a second input device on the doctor’s side of the room. This can be any type of input; we used a pen and tablet, a touch pad and even a wireless infrared keyboard. However we found what really worked well was a simple mouse.

In recent years the introduction of inexpensive and reliable wireless mice and keyboards has made this easier to accomplish.

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If you’re concerned about dental equipment ergonomics for your team’s health and comfort, you may want to read this blog by Pollack R. The State Compensation Insurance Fund site offers tips to help dentistry professionals deter musculoskeletal disorders. The ADA also offers great info on this topic in a downloadable .pdf entitled "An Introduction to Ergonomics: Risk Factors, MSDs, Approaches and Interventions."

ThirdEye – a unique dental camera !
Intra oral cameras there are plenty on the market. They are useful for documentation of findings and for patient education and patient motivation.
But, what if you want to document a whole treatment with audio ? Extensive prosthodontic, orthodontic or surgical treatments, patients´ educations or to proof valid evidence in possible cases of recourse. What if you want to to demonstrate your skills to your audience in live transmissions during educational courses
Intra oral cameras are not suited for shooting and recording complete examinations, prophylaxis sessions, or whole treatments. Though being video cameras intra oral cameras are only suitable to grab still images.
Believe us, today there are better ways to take still images than with video cameras

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This innovative keyboard is a giant step forward in the elimination of bacterial contamination in your operatory. The surface is a completely smooth piece of tempered glass. The keys are printed on the underside of the glass where specialized touch-capactive circuitry detects the slightest touch of a human finger – even when you are wearing surgical gloves!

To clean, simply and quickly wipe the keyboard with your choice of disinfectant. With no nooks or crannies
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Multiple monitors use a function of Windows which allows two or more monitors to run off of one computer. Dual monitors aren’t really new; I have been using them and telling other dentists about the concept since1998. What is new is that program designers are building in dual monitor functionality and hardware vendors, such as Dell are offering multiple monitors as a common upgrade.

Dual monitors provide a great solution to what can be a problem when computers are used in the treatment rooms. That is the “public – private” issue. Some things seen on the computer monitor are public. Those are things we want the patient to see, their own chart, x-rays, photos or patient education. Other information should not be seen. That would include another patient’s chart or the daily schedule; that is private.

Dual monitors allow the user to have two monitors showing completely different things. This is done by extending the desktop. That means you can view different windows, like a chart in behind the patient on the private monitor and patient education in front on the public monitor. However you can not input data simultaneously in both monitors, there is still only one active window even though there are two monitors.

See you there.

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