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Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

13Money MattersMarch 11-17, 2013United Kingdom Edition page 14DTà 55 minutes. The cycle time of a typical vacuum autoclave. 23 minutes. The standard cycle time of the new Optima autoclave. Sterilizing? What would you choose? Reduce all your cycle times with Prestige Medical’s decontamination solutions. Reduce all your cycle times with Optima: the fastest vacuum autoclave on the market. That’s a big increase in the number of instruments you can sterilize and a big reduction in cycle times. Over a working week, month and year that adds up to a huge time saving and increase in productivity. Tel. 01254 844 103 E: sales@prestigemedical.co.uk www.prestigemedical.co.uk/uk/dentistry The Dental Directory and Prestige Medical - A partnership designed to bring you the highest quality products, services and support – at prices you won’t find anywhere else! For DeconTeamination call Prestige Medical today and ask for more details. Faster Cycles: Optima Autoclave UltraClean 3 Optimax Optima A s he brushed his teeth, John looked forward to the morning with a sense of foreboding. Not only did he have a visit to the dentist to look forward to but it was also a new dentist – what would he be like? John had called into the practice when he moved to the area 20 years ago and had gone there ever since. Dr Down had been an NHS den- tist when John first went to the practice. John understood that Dr Down had recently provided some treatments on a private basis but what they were and why he of- fered them John was not quite sure – Dr Down had not been a great communicator. There was one occasion when Dr Down had talked to him about a private treatment but it was in medical terms and he hadn’t really understood the benefits. When Dr Down finished by say- ing: ‘I don’t expect you want that anyway’, it made his decision easy – John didn’t have it. However, John had become comfortable with the practice – he had even got used to the re- ceptionists who barely looked up from behind their ‘barricade’ be- fore directing him to one of a row of seats that had not been changed in the 20 years he had been at- tending. John wondered what the receptionists’ names were. He took one last look in the mirror. He was not blessed with the whitest teeth and there were a couple of crooked ones at the top but he looked after them and they were all his own! When John arrived at the practice he briefly thought he had come to the wrong place. The floor tiles had been replaced with carpet. The wooden chairs had been swapped for armchairs. The newspapers and magazines were up to date and a tea and coffee machine had replaced the old wa- ter dispenser. Most importantly, the ‘bar- ricade’ had been replaced with a desk. The two receptionists, each in smart new uniforms, both looked up with a smile and a ‘good morning Mr Phillips’ when he en- tered. Their badges said ‘Jenny’ and ‘Sue’ – so they do have names! John sat down as requested and noticed there was a new flat screen TV on the wall introduc- ing various treatments that were available and how you could spread the cost if required – that seemed a good idea. He had only been looking at the screen for a couple of minutes when another smiling young woman came and introduced herself as the new That was painless! Brian Carter explains why finance really can benefit both the practice and the patient ‘There was one occasion when Dr Down had talked to him about a pri- vate treatment but it was in medical terms and he hadn’t really understood the benefits. When Dr Down finished by saying: ‘I don’t expect you want that anyway’, it made his decision easy – John didn’t have it’