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International Imprint Publisher/CEO Syed Hashim A. Hasan hashim@dental-tribune.com.pk Editor Clinical Research: Dr. Inayatullah Padhiar Editors Research & Public Health Prof. Dr. Ayyaz Ali Khan Editor - Online Haseeb Uddin Designing & Layouting Sh. M. Sadiq Ali Dental Tribune Pakistan 3rd floor, Mahmood Centre, BC-11, Block-9 Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan. Tel.: +92 21 35378440-2 | Fax: +92 21 35836940 www.dental-tribune.com.pk info@dental-tribune.com.pk Dental Tribune Pakistan cannot assume responsibility for the validity of product claims or for typographical errors. The publisher also does not assume responsibility for product names or statements made by advertisers. Opinions expressed by authors are their own and may not reflect of Dental Tribune Pakistan. 2 DENTAL TRIBUNE Pakistan Edition July 2015 s there a technology you’ve come to rely on so much that you can’t imagine how you ever got along without it? For me, that technology is digital radiography with flexible wireless sensors. When I first started private practice, we used film radiography exclusively. After a few years, we invested in a wired digital sensor system. It didn’t take long to realize that a large number of children, especially the young ones, couldn’t tolerate the hard sensors. So, after a few months, we went back to film. For the next several years, I never gave it much thought, other than when my staff would complain about having to clean the chemical processor. About eight years ago, however, I discovered and invested in ScanX phosphor storage plates — now more commonly called flexible digital sensors — for our two offices. Manufactured by Air Techniques, the small, soft, flexible, wireless ScanX sensors are comfortable for any pediatric patient who can tolerate a film radiograph, unlike hard sensors. Recently, Air Techniques introduced the ultra- compact ScanX Swift, which I obtained for a third pediatric office that we just opened. Here are 12 advantages I have come to appreciate about ScanX in general, and this new Swift model in particular: 1) Excellent image resolution. ScanX images enhance your case acceptance by helping you show the patient’s parent the extent and location of any problems. 2) Faster image processing. All ScanX models process images in literally seconds, a mere fraction of the time it takes using film. 3) Larger image area. The image area with ScanX is up to 38 percent larger than with a wired sensor. This makes you much more likely to capture the complete coronal-to-apical length and not miss a root apex or distal cusp, which means fewer retakes. Continued on page 11 I by William F. Waggoner, DDS, MS, Pediatric Dentist, Las Vegas Digital radiography that seems designed for pediatric practices Melbourne surgeons implant Australia’s first 3-D-printed mandibular joint nalyse data to understand the performance of your dental business. There are many important decisions we have to make when managing a dental clinic- we make these decisions on gut instinct or based on previous experiences or by analysing data that is available for us.Most of the dental clinics I have been working with had some understanding of the power that data can add to their business. It is essential that you regularly track a wide range of data across your clinic to allow you to have a good understanding of your business. Now days there are fantastic dental software such as Software of Excellence or R4 very well known on the market. These dental software can assist dental businesses to analyse important key performance indicators gain a better understanding of their business. Some data that you need to look at – who are your patients, how did they hear about your clinic, nationality, age group, your chair occupancy in your clinic, the hourly turnover your associates generating, how many new patients you have monthly and many more KPI’s we can look at. 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Of course you have. You also know how a bright, beautiful smile can change a life. At 3M Unitek, combining science and imagination to create products that change the way your patients live and give them more time to enjoy life with family, friends and loved ones is what we’re all about. Innovation and curiosity are a way of life with us, and we partner with you and your staff to effectively deliver better, more beautiful results (Fig. 1). Your patients have better things to do than sit in an orthodontist’s chair — or wear braces — any longer than necessary. That’s why we create products that can reduce time spent at the orthodontist’s office, as well as overall treatment time. So they can enjoy more personal time, hanging out with friends or being with their families. 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