When DMD's Scott Dickinson beta tested Dentsply Sirona's new Resurge ultrasonic cleaner, he constantly asked his employees if they were using it. He can't hear it. They assured him that they are. This is much quieter than the ultrasound unit they used before. He was surprised and impressed. He called this his first haha! Time with new dental equipment.
"Ultrasonics are often when you turn it on, everyone in the office knows it's turned on. It's like a creaking wheel," Dr. Dickinson said. "When Resurge was running, you didn't know it was started."
His second "Ah! Moment" was a sharp clean sound when his instrument came back from the first time through the ultrasound unit. Over time, no composites or adhesives remained, which allowed Dr. Dickinson to acknowledge that it may have been for some time. He asked if his assistant scrubbed them before putting them into the new unit. they do not. Resurge blew up everything.
"I said, 'I will accept! At that time, I knew I wanted one,'" he said. A week later, his representative handed Dr. Dickinson’s new Resurge department to his busy work.
A better main force
Ultrasound technology is fully utilized and runs at least a dozen times a day in at least some practices. This is part of the day-to-day work that most dental professionals do not value. Everyone will throw their instruments in the ultrasound after using ultrasound. Dr. Dickinson admits that after 19 years of practice, he never paid attention to the ultrasound unit. It was only after he agreed to try a new ultrasound probe.
"It's like a dishwasher," explained Dr. Dickinson. "All of a sudden you got a new dishwasher. You're like 'Wow! My dishes have never been as clean as before. What's going on?' That's what I used when I used this unit. It looks very Cool, and much better than the ultrasonic waves I used before. "
Quiet operation and strong cleaning are not the only benefits that Dr. Dickinson experienced. He also appreciates digital self-timer, he can run for different things. "Most ultrasonics have old-fashioned kitchen timers. You can rotate the dial and count down," he said. “They're going to 'snap' and then they turn off. Sometimes they get stuck. This one is different. It's fine. It's clean. You can set it up at any time.”
He also appreciated the size of the unit. Dr. Dickinson estimates that he sees the patient for an hour. His hygienist is also. Then they also have spilled patients. This means that this practice will go through many tools one day. "I run a busy office, but the ultrasound is big enough, I can only run once every two hours, not some smaller ultrasound that I'll keep running," he pointed out.
Dr. Dickinson cleans his instruments in cassettes, where he gets six boxes per cycle. "It accommodates a busy office," he said of his 2.0-gallon device.
Dr. Dickinson believes that these small things can have a significant impact on the patient's perception of practice, including the emergence of sterilising bay. After all, the patient walked over and looked at it. It left an impression. "Your Disinfection Bay needs to look sterile, clean and modern. In the 60s science fiction TV show, he compared the appearance of other ultrasonic units with "lost in space" props.
"'Dangerous, Will Robinson!'" he said with a laugh. "They were the technology of the 1950s. We can do better. This is the first time I have seen someone make something that looks good." Put it into action.Resuscitation ultrasound is very modern; it's simplified; it's digital. It has an LED light readout."
Committed to high-end
Dr. Dickinson is also a fan of Dentsply Sirona. As a lecturer at the company, he often tells other doctors about Dentsply Sirona's opinion that they always have a beautiful product and always be a high-end product. "I'm a man, so everything is a car, right?" he said. "When I was training, the good thing I said about Dentsply is that whatever they decide to do, it's Lexus. You might pay more for it, but it's so worth it."
Dr. Dickinson appreciated Dentsply Sirona to maintain this standard even if they use these small instruments. "They did a great job," he said. “They could have made a bad ultrasound unit and sold it by default because they are but this is a good unit. It's very encouraging to me. If I want something, I’ll go and see them first. They always do this. "
People sometimes react badly and cannot be changed. This is no different in dental clinics. Doctors and staff are accustomed to what they have and do not always think about what they would look like if they were to switch devices. Dr. Dickinson remembers when digital X-rays were first listed. "At first the dentist was very resistant to this, but now if you walk into an office without digital X-rays, you will think it is a dinosaur," he said.
Dr. Dickinson did not work in the simulation office for nearly two decades. He likes how digital dentistry improves science. He said: "The numbers I use come from my place of residence. I haven't looked back," he said. The difference in this change is that if the office purchases ultrasound units that are better than those currently in use, digital radiography may cause varying degrees of interference with the status quo.
The Resurge ultrasound mobile dental unit is easy to use. For the setup process, Dr. Dickinson said that they took it out of the box, inserted it and filled it with water. "It's not easy," he said.
Not only that, unlike digital radiography and other technical expenditures, ultrasound units are not high-value products and it is therefore easier to decide to upgrade equipment. "It's not something you want to invest in. It's not easy," he said.
For clinicians who sometimes refuse to adopt new technologies, Dr. Dickinson will advise them to accept the improvements that accompany this change. "We are gadgets. We are not willing to change. We are worried, 'Oh. It doesn't look like the old one.' It does not matter. The car looks different! "He said with a smile. "The situation is improving. This ultrasound is better than the other. After 10 years, it may be better; you just have to go together. “
