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By Robert Selleck, today Staff n When you think of the heart of your operatory, maybe your cabin- etry isn’t what first comes to mind. And maybe that’s a problem. But if you’re a Planmeca practice and one of 200,000 worldwide users of the company’s Planmeca Romexis all-in-one software platform, your cabinetry just might rank up there with a favorite handpiece, dental chair or scanning technology as cen- tral to your operation because of what it brings to the table — literally. Planmeca is integrally linking its cabinetry into its expansive platform of operatory components and the technology that keeps everything connected. It’s a timely convergence of the company’s 27 years of experience in designing and manufacturing opera- tory cabinetry with its ever-expand- ing commitment to developing a practice- and clinical-management software platform that tightly links virtually every digital dentistry tool. “We’ve been able to integrate all of our technology with this Planmeca Evolution line of cabinetry to create a networked solution for our Planmeca scan system,” said Don Erickson, school and institutional sales man- ager for Planmeca USA. “It’s truly plug-and-play. You can go room to room with a single scanner.” You can see a full mock-up of such an operatory in the Planmeca booth, No. 5428, in the GNYDM exhibit hall. The 12 o’clock console has built-in USB 3.0 connections, Cat6 connec- tions and medical-grade GFCI outlets. Thecentralconsolehasallofthatplus it’s adaptable to any intraoral X-ray. It also has a pass-through to enable neighboring operators to share the same X-ray. There are even dedicated X-ray apron hangers, so you’re not leaving aprons draped over the unit’s arm. The central console includes a unique patient-care module. “There’s noneedtoleavetheroomtogetsterili- zation supplies,” Erickson said. “That makes it very easy to turn over the room.” Sinks can be controlled hands- free or via foot pedal. Drawer inserts can be customized to precisely fit the tools and supplies you need — exactly where you need them. All of the cabinetry components are fully modular to grow and evolve to fit a practice’s changing needs. But it’s the advanced technology, not the thoughtful storage and design concepts,thatenablethelinetoessen- tially create a whole new category of cabinetry for the industry. The upgraded line represents a logical evolution of the company’s effort to provide seamlessly linked hardware and software throughout a Planmeca Romexis-based practice. When every tool in the practice is easily linked into a shared dig- ital platform, the benefits aren’t sim- ply limited to cost savings and effi- ciencies. The setup enables every aspect of a tool’s use to be monitored. Whether it’s handpiece maintenance, scanning software updates or even when a waterline cartridge is due to bechanged,theinformationisalways being tracked so the practice is digit- ally notified of what needs to be done and when. “It’s true integration,” Erickson said. “No matter what technology the doctor wants to bring into the opera- tory — it’s plug-and-play.” exhibitors 14 Greater New York Dental Meeting — Nov. 28, 2016 High-tech cabinetry keeps practice connected Ad 5 Dental assistant Heather Hennen demonstrates the ‘plug-and- play’ capabilities of the Planmeca Evolution line of cabinetry in booth No. 5428. (Photo/Robert Selleck, today Staff) Here in New York To learn more about the Planmeca Evolutiondentallineofcabinetry,visit booth No. 5428.