Re: [ACEsthetics] How do you account for patients you refer out to specialists

I think that's a good approach for inspection. But, IMO, if you are not
wearing some good magnification while treating, a lot of the info you got
on inspection will be lost.

Arturo

Arturo R. García D.M.D.
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On Sun, March 31, 2013 13:52, David R. Boag DDS wrote:
> I would think that you'd have to be close to right on top of the orifice
> to be able to see, because it would be hard to hold BOTH the camera and
> your mirror at the same time. I would think that positioning the camera
> right above the orifice would get in the way of a file. Often, it's tough
> getting those things in there all by themselves. No? --
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> On Mar 31, 2013, at 12:16 PM, "William Domb" <wmdomb@verizon.net> wrote:
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>> Anyone tried just using a half-decent intraoral camera held in the left
>> hand as a substitute for using a microscope in endo?
>>
>> Not great while water's spraying all over the place like when prepping
>> a tooth, but endo??
>>
>> Magnification can be similar to the heavy iron scopes and a heck of a
>> lot easier to slew around to visualize things better. Yeah, not 3D,
>> but that turns out to be pretty irrelevant as soon as you put an
>> instrument into the field. The mind immediately snaps into 3D mode and
>> understands exactly where stuff is.
>>
>> regards bill domb
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>> From: Guy Moorman
>> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 3:11 AM
>> To: 'Kent Smith' ; riccoker@gmail.com
>> Cc: 'Ace'
>> Subject: RE: [ACEsthetics] How do you account for patients you refer out
>> to specialists
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>> Just kidding a friend. It is very likely he bought it just for your
>> office. Lugging those things around would be a task I would not want
>> unless you were built like a tank. You could not use the base as a
>> mobile part. It would have to stay put…about 200 pounds. But is does
>> give him a spare to store off site if one of his goes down. You
>> probably have more room than him. Are you in Dallas? I'd love to see
>> some of the offices while I'm out there.
>>
>> Guy W. Moorman, Jr., D.D.S.
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>> From: Kent Smith [mailto:kentsmith@21stcenturydental.com]
>> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 1:18 PM
>> To: Guy Moorman; riccoker@gmail.com
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>> Subject: RE: [ACEsthetics] How do you account for patients you refer out
>> to specialists
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>> Well, it's certainly difficult to know intentions, and heck, maybe he
>> left the one here that is on it's last leg for all I know. He has had
>> it here for about 6 months, and we have to roll it into a closet when
>> he isn't here. No one else uses it.
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>> At 07:13 AM 3/30/2013, Guy Moorman wrote:
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>> JIf he bought a scope just to leave at your office, he's lying a bit.
>> You don't buy a 20k dollar piece of equipment to sit for four days. He
>> must have one at his office on its last leg. Now I'd have to buy one
>> to leave at your office because I couldn't carry the scope in. I'd buy
>> a base but not the entire scope. You can only get in about four or
>> five endos in a day if they are molars and unless your fees are 2 grand
>> a molar it isn't worth leaving one. Jerking the chain of one of my
>> favorite people.
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>> From: acesthetics@googlegroups.com
>> [mailto:acesthetics@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kent Smith
>> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 10:13 AM
>> To: riccoker@gmail.com
>> Cc: Ace
>> Subject: Re: [ACEsthetics] How do you account for patients you refer out
>> to specialists
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>> Partner does wisdom teeth and some implants. Our resident periodontist
>> does more implants and perio surgery. The endodontist works every
>> Saturday (he bought a microscsope just to leave at our office), so
>> there really is very little we refer out. Pediatric ortho - yep. Kent
>> Smith DDS
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>> On Mar 29, 2013, at 6:17 AM, Rick Coker <riccoker@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I know Marvin doesn't refer, but I also know you don't do anything
>> involving tooth dust or blood, and your partner can't do everything,
>> Kent! Implants, endodontics on troublesome patients, wisdom teeth- you
>> know!
>>
>> Rick
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>> On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 6:13 AM, Kent Smith
>> <mailto:kentsmith@21stcenturydental.com> wrote:
>> Referrals? What are referrals? I asked Marvin, and he had this puzzled
>> look on his face, so I thought I would ask the group. Hey Dilatush, do
>> you want us putting info on doctors not in our practice in our next
>> mailer too? :-) Kent Smith DDS
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>> iPad3
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>> On Mar 28, 2013, at 8:27 AM, Rick Coker <riccoker@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am wanting to develop a form where I can know what happened with each
>> patient I refer out to a specialist- surgeon, implant guy, endodontist,
>> periodontist.
>>
>> I fear the "black hole" syndrome, where you really don't know what
>> happened with your folks, and sure, I can go look in practiceworks at a
>> particular patient, but what if I don't remember that patient's name?
>>
>> How do you handle this?
>>
>>
>> Rick
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