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Dental x-ray volume linked to financial incentives
By Lori Roniger
Dentists take images only when necessary, right? A new study examined the relationship between the number of x-rays taken and whether dentists received a salary or worked on a fee-for-service basis. The findings suggest that payment model influences imaging decisions.
January 30, 2018
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New product: Teledyne DALSA launches scanning software
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Canadian digital imaging developer Teledyne DALSA has launched advanced scanning reconstruction software for the company's Xineos x-ray detectors.
March 13, 2017
Impacted canines: Radiographs or CBCT?
By Theresa Pablos
When creating a treatment plan for impacted maxillary canines, conventional radiographs will likely work fine for most cases. But if a case is particularly difficult to diagnose in the initial evaluation, a cone-beam CT (CBCT) scan may be the better option, according to a new systematic review.
February 22, 2017
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Products to look for at Chicago Midwinter 2017: Part 1
By Tony Edwards
A highlight of the upcoming 2017 Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting will be the vast exhibit hall, where hundreds of companies will showcase their products. Here we bring you a preview of new and recently introduced products to look for while you're walking through the exhibit hall in McCormick Place in Chicago.
February 16, 2017
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Sheri's Solutions: Come on over and check them out
By Dr. Sheri Doniger
What do you do when your practice asks a new patient's previous dentist for the patient's last full-mouth series only to be told that, while the other office has the x-rays, the images have not been converted to digital yet? Dr. Sheri Doniger has an idea on how to solve this issue.
December 19, 2016
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Week in Review: U.S. access to affordable dental care lags; new insurance code; and x-rays
By Tony Edwards
December 1, 2016
Why I take x-rays
By Dr. Alvin Danenberg
Over the past several weeks, two potential patients have called the office of periodontist Dr. Alvin Danenberg with basically the same question: "If Dr. Danenberg is holistic, why does he take dental x-rays?" His receptionist had the right answer. Read on to find out what that answer was.
November 29, 2016
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Patient selection criteria for radiographs
By Donald Tyndall, DDS, PhD
You likely wouldn't receive the same prescription at the physician's office for greatly differing conditions. So why do patients receive the same prescription when it comes to dental radiographs? Dr. Donald Tyndall, director of radiology for the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, walks you through the patient selection criteria for radiographs.
March 21, 2016
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Air Techniques launches new digital x-ray unit
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental equipment manufacturer Air Techniques rolled out a new dental digital x-ray system, ProVecta S-Pan Ceph.
November 22, 2015
ADA 2015: 3D imaging allows dentists to do more
By Donna Domino
WASHINGTON, DC - In a well-attended presentation at the ADA 2015 annual meeting, dental technology expert Dr. John Flucke said 3D cone-beam imaging offers much greater detail than periapical or panoramic x-rays, and it is useful for many specialized treatments.
November 9, 2015
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Is lead shielding needed to protect pregnant patients?
By Tony Edwards
Fetal lead shielding may not be necessary when taking dental radiographs of pregnant patients, according to a study from Finland. Using four different imaging modalities, researchers reported that the fetal dose levels without lead shielding were less than 1% of the annual dose limit for a member of the public.
September 21, 2015
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CBCT outstrips growth in all other dental x-ray segments
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Growth in the cone-beam CT (CBCT) segment by far outstrips sales in other dental x-ray segments and almost all other medical imaging modalities in terms of unit growth globally, according to a new report by IHS Medical Technology.
August 16, 2015
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