Digital radiography in general practice: is it time to convert?

Compend Contin Educ Dent

Private Practice, Bloomingdale, Illinois, Fellow, American College of Dentists, International Academy of Dental Facial Esthetics, Odontographic Society of Chicago, and International Congress of Oral Implantologists.

Published: September 2014

The benefits of digital imaging in dentistry are numerous, yet many practitioners are hesitant to expand into this technology. Various strategies can be used to incorporate digital intraoral radiology into a practice. The payoff is typically improved efficiencies and better patient care.

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