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Several of my clients are putting in new electric handpiece systems and investing lots of money into the attachments that fit onto them. Most of these electric handpiece systems use attachments that are referred to as “E-type attachments”. Today I was in an office where two of their electric ...

Today, one of my clients reminded me that I had promised to write about ultrasonic cleaners and how they should be tested. So here goes:

“How do I stop my saliva ejector tip from falling off?”, the hygienist looked irritated, “Everytime I bend the saliva ejector straw even slightly the rubber tip comes off with it and the valve lands on the ground. Then I have to stop and disinfect the valve! What can I do to stop this?”

Today we completed installation of all of the operatory equipment for Dr. Darrin King’s new office in Faribault, MN location and he is now open for business. King Orthodontics actually consists of three office locations, Faribault, Owatonna, and Rochester. I am grateful to Dr. King for entrusting ...

“How long can water sit in a bottle when it has been treated with an A-dec ICX or a Confirm Monitoring’s Blu-tab water tablet?”

Today, Michael & Stephanie Sawyer and their staff opened the doors to their new office in Rochester. This was a Sullivan-Schein project headed by Shawn Bengtson and Sam Lyga. I am happy that Dr. Sawyer decided to go this way. The end product is absolutely stunning. The new office incorporates ...

On September 25th, 2006 Southern Heights Dental Group moved into their new location. I wanted to take some time to congratulate them on this move and thank them for allowing me to supply and install the vacuum system that powers this large facility. Southern Heights Dental Group’s website is ...

One of my clients calls me every couple of years and tells me, “Well Mike, I’ve acquired another office and I need you to come bid on the used equipment and haul it away.” The last time he called, I decided to ask him why it was that he was acquiring so many offices and never using any of the old ...

Recently we have had some interesting developments relating to pan and ceph installations that have fixed exposure buttons outside in a hallway. Many of these remote exposure button locations are installed prior to our arrival by electricians who may not have any concept on where they should really ...

The practice of Dr. Roland W. Pardun, DDS in Cochrane, WI is for sale. Please contact him for more information.