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Dental Tribune U.S. Edition | February 2016 a16 INDUSTRY NEWS Ad By Flow Dental Staff Flow Dental, long a leading manufacturer of dental film and film accessories, has transformed its product portfolio to include unique products essential to every dental practice that has gone digital. “We determined that our relevancy in a digital world would hinge on our abilitytoprovidedentistswithaccessoriesthatimprovesensororPSP[phosphor storage plate] usage and augment procedure work-flow. No pun intended,” said Bill Winters, president of Flow Dental. “Dentists have really responded to our digital products. They recognize the added value we put into each product. They don’t buy our products based on price; they buy based on the benefits to their practice and their patients.” In today’s PSP market, for example, one in eight phosphor plate users relies on Flow’s Safe’n’Sure line of PSP envelopes. Safe’n’Sure’s three product styles offer time-saving solutions to enhance throughput and productivity, while helping to extend the life and usage of the phosphor plates. A great example of this is Flow’s Safe’n’Sure OPT style (Fig. 1). These PSP covers are designed for plates that include magnets, which account for about 25 percent of the market. Unlike any other product, Flow pre-loads the cardboard in- sert halfway into the PSP envelope. Not only does this remove a time-consuming step, but it also assures that the plate can never be loaded incorrectly (because the magnet on the plate must line up with the cut-out on the cardboard insert). The OPT has a unique butterfly seam that enables the user to easily remove the plate without touching it — thus prolonging and preserv- ing longevity of the plates. Flow’s Deluxe Safe’n’Sure line was recent- ly featured in a review by Clinical Research Associates. More than 75 percent of review- ing dentists would recommend it to peers. In the sensor area, Flow distinguishes itself with its new Snuggies, an adjustable sensor sleeve. Snuggies enables the user to cinch-tight the sleeve around the sensor, regardless of sensor size or thickness. This means the operator no longer must twist the sleeve around the sensor cable to keep it in place. These type of details help office productivity and reduce expensive sensor repairs or replacements. Other sensor accessories include the Sen- sible’s adjustable sensor positioner (Figs. 2a, b), which enables the user to move from an anterior to a posterior to even a bitewing position — all with the same bite block. The bite block can be adjusted to the midline of any sensor, whether horizontally or verti- cally placed. It’s the only sensor positioner that can do all this. FlowDentalisfarfromfinishedre-invent- ing itself. New products also include Perfect Fit, an adjustable intraoral camera sleeve (Fig. 3). Like the Snuggies, Perfect Fit enables the user to cinch-tight the sleeve to create a tight, custom-like fit over either the X-ray sensor or camera. In the case of Snuggies, this ability to create a custom fit, regardless of sensor size, means dentists can keep one product in stock for either their size 0, 1, or 2 X-ray sensors, and they don’t have to worry that the sensor will slip out of the sleeve during use. For cameras, Flow’s Perfect Fit forms a tight, wrinkle-free barrier around the lens. That helps to assure optimum viewing and zero distortion. Flow recently celebrated 40 years in busi- ness. Its sister company, Wolf X-Ray, is cel- ebrating more than 80 years in medical imaging. “As a family-owned business — much like the majority of dental offices we service — we are proud to be a valued pro- vider of unique and elegant products; and the best is yet to come,” Winters said For more information on Flow’s products, visit www.flowdental.com or contact your local dealer. Fig. 1: Flow’s Safe’n’Sure OPT-style PSP covers are for plates that include magnets. Flow pre-loads the cardboard insert halfway into the PSP envelope, eliminating a time-consuming step and assuring the plate can never be loaded incorrectly. Photos/Provided by Flow Dental Flow Dental expands digital imaging line Figs. 2a,b: Sensible’s adjustable sensor positioner enables the user to move from an anterior to a posterior — even to a bitewing — position all with the same bite block. The bite block can be adjusted to the midline of any sensor, whether horizontally or vertically placed. Fig. 3: Flow Dental’s Perfect Fit adjustable intraoral camera sleeve. CHICAGO BOOTH No. 1521