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title: Benefits of Upgrading from Film to Digital Dental X-ray Machine
description: When you bring a digital dental X-ray machine into your practice, you’ll see a lot of immediate benefits, as well as some long-term ones. Here are just a few.
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# Benefits of Upgrading from Film to Digital Dental X-ray Machine
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The digital revolution has taken the healthcare industry by storm. This especially is true when it comes to radiography. When you bring a digital dental X-ray machine into your practice, you’ll see a lot of immediate benefits, as well as some long-term ones.
## Higher Quality of Care
Your patients notice the small details that make their visit better. This includes using digital over film X-rays. Today’s patients are more concerned over radiation exposure than in the past. By going digital, you can reduce exposure by 75% or more. Patients will appreciate your high level of care, not only for their dental health, but their overall long-term health as well.
## X-ray Image Enhancement
With a multitude of settings, you can adjust the exposure to make images darker or lighter, enlarge images, enhance color, and superimpose textures. Clarity and detail are of the highest importance and digital imaging enables you to see the tiniest fractures and imperfections that you may have missed with film X-rays. The ability to manipulate these digital dental X-ray machine settings allows you to detect disease, assess its current state, and provide clearer patient education.
## Cleaner Office Space
Computers and digital imagery have made paper charts a thing of the past. Declutter your office space and make room for better patient care by turning all your hard-copies into digital files. These files can then be accessed by any computer on the network, which is ideal for multi-location practices. You’ll be able to better and more efficiently serve your patients from anywhere.
## No Chemical Developers
We all know that the fewer chemicals in our lives, the healthier we are. Eliminate the need for chemical film developers by using a digital dental X-ray machine for all your radiographs. You won’t need the odors, wait times, or space required for harmful developing chemicals, fixing solutions, and automatic film processors.
## Increased Efficiency
With a digital dental X-ray machine, you can process images in seconds, instead of waiting for film to develop. The images are ready to view on your computer in an instant which means you can provide faster diagnoses to your patients. When you need to send images to an insurance company or another dental provider, you can quickly and easily do so without having to worry about making duplicates or shipping film X-rays. It’s so simple, you can even do it while talking on the phone or treating a patient.
## Advantages During COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we do a lot of things. This is especially true in the healthcare industry. With digital X-rays, there is less film handling and touch points. Since there is no viral transmission, you’ll be required to do less disinfecting between scans. This all adds up to a more efficient and safer practice.
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Sam Saidman is a Marketing Manager for Renew Digital. Sam has over 8 years of marketing experience, with extensive experience working with dental practices and dental technologies.
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