Phosphor Plate Systems
There is no doubt that sensors are still the most dominant type of digital radiography system on the market in terms of units sold. However, over the past few years, another form of…
Don’t Put the Cart Before the Horse
Close to 50% of all dentists in North America are using digital x-rays, either hard sensors or phosphor plate systems. While we tend to spend a lot of time agonizing over the choice of which…
I love LA – Calif. radiation law to take effect July 1st, 2012
April 3, 2012 – Imaging advocates are beginning their final push for changes in the new California radiation protection law, hoping to have everything settled before the law takes effect in July. The language…
Uh oh!! First single file endo, now Arianna – the insanity does not stop!!
Dental X-rays may help dentists collect essential information about oral health, but a new study is raising questions about their safety. The new research links regular dental imaging to one of the most common…
You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need.
There is no magic to the needs of this blog. We have abundant talent across this country. The concept of sharing and caring provides a baseline for standard of clinical expertise and all…
Dental students like case-based OMR course – ya think?
From DrBicuspid March 20, 2012 – A case-based, team-based oral and maxillofacial radiology (OMR) learning model at the University of Missouri-Kansas City is yielding positive results, according to a study in the Journal of Dental…
Dental CR Reader Featuring Tablet Support
by JAN SINNIGE on Feb 21, 2012 • 12:43 pm MedGadget 3DISC Imaging inc., Dulles, VA, a manufacturer of digital imaging products, has developed a compact imaging device that provides reading of reusable dental imaging plates. The FireCR…
Carestream Health’s Shipments of Innovative Wireless DRX Detector Reach New High
From Marty Jablow – Affordable Digital X-ray Systems Provide Immediate Images in Diverse Patient Care Settings ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 24 — High-quality, affordable digital X-ray images in about four seconds— with wireless communication…
There is a god; we made the New York Times Sunday Review
IT’S become commonplace to criticize the “Occupy” movement for failing to offer an alternative vision. But the thousands of activists in the streets of New York and London aren’t the only ones lacking…
Is it normal to feel an X-ray? Should you wear an aluminum hat?
I post this for two reasons….the question is posed by someone from Ontario – did the certification folks at U of T put her up to this? and two, the doctor to whom…
And the hits keep on coming…..Carestream Dental debuts CS 9300-1
Dentistry IQ – May 12, 2011 ATLANTA, Georgia–Carestream Dental, the exclusive manufacturer of KODAK Dental Systems, has introduced the dual-modality CS 9300-1 at the California Dental Association meeting being held through May 14,…
That’s ORAD not NORAD
Noodlin’ on the Net – picked up this most interesting site. Worth your time to Nvestigate… http://www.orad.org Image via Wikipedia Oral Radiology from UCLA – LA – oral radiology on the NET –…
Tru-Align reduces x-ray dose by 60% – Dale Miles
Tru-Align uses rectangular collimation to reduce radiation from dental x-rays, improve dental radiograph clarity and reduce digital x-ray retakes. By following the ALARA principle, Tru-Align protects patients and professionals. Intriguing new product. Related…







